Total Crime Rate
93.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woodmansterne Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 355th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Woodmansterne Road (SW16 5TY) in the last 12 months was 93.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -72.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodmansterne Road (SW16 5TY), the main crime hotspot is near Runnymede Crescent. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Streatham Common & Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Guildersfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colebrook Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ellison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arragon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upwood Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodmansterne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodmansterne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodmansterne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Runnymede Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croindene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Croindene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Glencairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Runnymede Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glencairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glencairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acacia Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Guildersfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Acacia Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glencairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Acacia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hepworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hepworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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