Crime Rates at Streatham High Road, London, SW16 6HD

Streatham High Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 220th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 6HD) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average (100.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Streatham High Road (SW16 6HD), 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.