Total Crime Rate

117.1 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 117.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 69.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Downton Avenue area has the 16th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 344th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downton Avenue (SW2 3TU) in the last 12 months was 117.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.3% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downton Avenue (SW2 3TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Streatham Hill (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downton Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrhill Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Streatham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Ardwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Amesbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mountearl Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Public order Mountearl Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Streatham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streatham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streatham Hill Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downton Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Emsworth Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lydhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pakefield Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barrhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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