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

Streatham High Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 793 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 Streatham High Road (SW16 6HP) in the last 12 months was 396.0 per 1,000 residents and was 293.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -65.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 183.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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