Total Crime Rate

222.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.7 8/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Robbery 9.2 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· 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 142nd 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 This (SW16 6EX) in the last 12 months was 222.6 per 1,000 residents and was 120.9% higher than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (β‰ˆ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SW16 6EX, the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 206 crimes here, including 98 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
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Streatham High Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Westwell Road Approach Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwell Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greyhound Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Westwell Road Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Polworth Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Streatham High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ellora Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Streatham High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westwell Road Approach β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farnan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Polworth Road β€”

Data Sources

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