Total Crime Rate

338.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

172.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 338.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.3 10/10
  • Other theft 40.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Public order 25.1 10/10
  • Robbery 22.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 22.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Natal Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 88th 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 Natal Road (SW16 6JA) in the last 12 months was 338.4 per 1,000 residents and was 225.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 172.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Natal Road (SW16 6JA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Natal Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Byron Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairmile Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmile Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Babington Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Babington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gleneagle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rotherhill Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rotherhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Rotherhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pathfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferrers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Natal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Natal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ellora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrow Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham High Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham High Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmile Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swallow Gardens

Data Sources

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