Crime Rates at Streatham Station Approach, London, SW16 6HW

Streatham Station Approach area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 33rd 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 Streatham Station Approach (SW16 6HW) in the last 12 months was 746.3 per 1,000 residents and was 617.8% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 213.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Streatham Station Approach (SW16 6HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 163 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (63 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.