Total Crime Rate

303.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 303.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 205.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.9 6/10
  • Other theft 16.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westwell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 95th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westwell Road (SW16 5RT) in the last 12 months was 303.1 per 1,000 residents and was 191.5% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 86 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westwell Road (SW16 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westwell Road Approach, where police recorded 113 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albert Carr Gardens (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rotherhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tankerville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tankerville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tankerville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kempshott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Voss Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Voss Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tankerville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guildersfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guildersfield Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prescott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Carr Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwell Road Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach —
Apr 2026Other theft Tankerville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach —
Apr 2026Public order Pathfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Natal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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