Total Crime Rate

130.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 130.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Burglary 25.4 10/10
  • Other theft 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Salford Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 303rd highest crime rate of 768 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 Salford Road (SW2 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 130.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% higher than the Streatham Hill East average (83.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salford Road (SW2 4BQ), the main crime hotspot is near Drewstead Road. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Salford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Salford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drewstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Salford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sternhold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beckett Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrews Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rastell Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mortimer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Drewstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Telferscot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telford Avenue —
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Data Sources

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