Crime Rates at Hambro Road, London, SW16 6JE

Hambro Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Streatham Common & Vale , and the 282nd lowest crime rate of 768 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 Hambro Road (SW16 6JE) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Streatham Common & Vale average (104.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hambro Road (SW16 6JE), 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.