Total Crime Rate

265.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 265.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 149.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 51.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Drugs 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 118th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (SW16 6EX) in the last 12 months was 265.2 per 1,000 residents and was 155.1% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SW16 6EX, the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 173 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in SW16 6EX area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferrers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Carr Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close
Apr 2026Other crime Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Voss Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westwell Road Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rutford Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rutford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Rutford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Rutford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Natal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Natal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Polworth Road

Data Sources

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