Total Crime Rate

288.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 288.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 103.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Robbery 17.3 10/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bridgewood Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 101st 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 Bridgewood Road (SW16 5SG) in the last 12 months was 288.2 per 1,000 residents and was 177.2% 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 Shoplifting with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 103.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridgewood Road (SW16 5SG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridgewood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drakewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Abercairn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bodiam Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abercairn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abercairn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Abercairn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Greenock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farmhouse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Greyhound Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Donnybrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bodiam Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadview Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadview Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Aberfoyle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edgington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canmore Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grayscroft Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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