Total Crime Rate
93.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Runnymede 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.
View Crime In Streatham Common & Vale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodmansterne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Runnymede Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glencairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glencairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Glencairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Glenister Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Glencairn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tankerville Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Runnymede Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Arragon Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ellison Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodgate Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodgate Drive | Under investigation |
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