Total Crime Rate

277.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 277.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Robbery 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sternhold Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 103rd 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 4PJ) in the last 12 months was 277.8 per 1,000 residents and was 258.8% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (β‰ˆ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sternhold Avenue (SW2 4PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blakemore Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sternhold Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Streatham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Barrhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barrhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barrhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ardwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardwell Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streatham Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Blakemore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lowndes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lowndes Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lowndes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lowndes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lowndes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lowndes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Lowndes Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowndes Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lowndes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Mews β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Mews β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Blakemore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blakemore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowndes Mews β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sternhold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”

Data Sources

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