Total Crime Rate
265.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
51.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026This 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.
View Crime In Streatham St Leonard's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferrers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albert Carr Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ellora Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Byron Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Byron Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Voss Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westwell Road Approach | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westwell Road Approach | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rutford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Rutford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rutford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rutford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Natal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Natal Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lewin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Polworth Road | — |
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