Total Crime Rate

106.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sternhold Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 793 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 Sternhold Avenue (SW2 4PG) in the last 12 months was 106.4 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sternhold Avenue (SW2 4PG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sternhold Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salford Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Dingley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sternhold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoadly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Rastell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rastell Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Drewstead Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fieldhouse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dingley Lane —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dingley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dingley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Thornton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Thornton Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drewstead Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Drewstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tenham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rastell Avenue —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sternhold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tenham Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Salford Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Telferscot Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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