Total Crime Rate
109.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Babington Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 372nd highest crime rate of 793 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 Babington Road (SW16 6AN) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Babington Road (SW16 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 171 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (66 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Streatham | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Station Approach | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Approach | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gleneagle Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swallow Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gleneagle Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellora Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | William Dyce Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | William Dyce Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Dyce Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Dyce Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | William Dyce Mews | β |
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