Total Crime Rate

60.0 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 60.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Thornton Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thornton Avenue (SW2 4HH) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornton Avenue (SW2 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Thornton Avenue. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Thornton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salford Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirkstall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Tenham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rastell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rastell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sternhold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sternhold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salford Road —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lexton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Lexton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copthorne Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rastell Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Tenbury Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenbury Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Telford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkstall Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lexton Gardens —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thornton Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 20 of 20

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑