Total Crime Rate

66.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.3 2/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wavertree Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 234th 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 Wavertree Road (SW2 3SP) in the last 12 months was 66.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower than the Streatham Hill East average (77.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 203.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wavertree Road (SW2 3SP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wyatt Park Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Presentation Mews (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wavertree Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lydhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wavertree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downton Avenue —
Sep 2025Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emsworth Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Emsworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roupell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roupell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Presentation Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roupell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roupell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Emsworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Limetree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limetree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Presentation Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Presentation Mews —
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Data Sources

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