Crime Rates at Woodmansterne Road, London, SW16 5UG

Woodmansterne Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 273rd lowest 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 Woodmansterne Road (SW16 5UG) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodmansterne Road (SW16 5UG), the main crime hotspot is near Runnymede Crescent. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.