Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.6 4/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 22nd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 287th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sternhold Avenue (SW2 4PL) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sternhold Avenue (SW2 4PL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lowndes Mews, where police recorded 105 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Streatham Hill (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 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkstall Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Streatham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Streatham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Streatham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Streatham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Streatham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barrhill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sternhold Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sternhold Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Drewstead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Drewstead Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dingley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dingley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dingley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dingley Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lowndes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Streatham Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lowndes Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Telford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Barrhill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrhill Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Blairderry Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Killieser Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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