Total Crime Rate
277.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sternhold 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Streatham Hill East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Streatham Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Barrhill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barrhill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ardwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Streatham Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Blakemore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lowndes Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lowndes Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lowndes Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lowndes Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lowndes Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Lowndes Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Lowndes Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowndes Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lowndes Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowndes Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowndes Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blakemore Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blakemore Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowndes Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sternhold Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
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