Crime Rates at Leonard Road, London, SW16 5TA

Leonard Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 345th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leonard Road (SW16 5TA) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leonard Road (SW16 5TA), the main crime hotspot is near Bennetts Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.