Total Crime Rate

321.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 321.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 71.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
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

Sternhold Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sternhold Avenue (SW2 4PB) in the last 12 months was 321.0 per 1,000 residents and was 286.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sternhold Avenue (SW2 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowndes Mews, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sternhold Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lowndes Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Blakemore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blakemore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ardwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ardwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ardwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Lowndes Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lowndes Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowndes Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ardwell Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Streatham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Streatham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Streatham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Streatham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Streatham Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blairderry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blairderry Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blairderry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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