Total Crime Rate

8.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 8.1 1/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Thornton Avenue area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 9th 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 Thornton Avenue (SW2 4BD) in the last 12 months was 8.1 per 1,000 residents and was 89.6% 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 Robbery with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ).

In the area around Thornton Avenue (SW2 4BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornton Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thornton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Robbery Drewstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salford Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dingley Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dingley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dingley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Killieser Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drewstead Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Lexton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Telford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sternhold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sternhold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkstall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Killieser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Killieser Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Killieser Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drewstead Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dingley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Killieser Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rastell Avenue —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thornton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkstall Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rastell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tenham Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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