Total Crime Rate

72.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 72.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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 20th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 768 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 Sternhold Avenue (SW2 4PF) in the last 12 months was 72.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sternhold Avenue (SW2 4PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drewstead Road (15 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Salford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft De Montfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Thornton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rastell Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Salford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drewstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sternhold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrews Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft De Montfort Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beckett Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telford Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Robbery Drewstead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Mortimer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hoadly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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