Total Crime Rate

93.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 93.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Runnymede Crescent 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 Runnymede Crescent (SW16 5UF) 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 Runnymede Crescent (SW16 5UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tankerville Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Runnymede Crescent (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Runnymede Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodmansterne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Runnymede Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glencairn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glencairn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glencairn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenister Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Glencairn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tankerville Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Runnymede Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arragon Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Ellison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodgate Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodgate Drive Under investigation

Data Sources

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