Total Crime Rate
637.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
187.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barrhill Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 41st highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barrhill Road (SW2 4RJ) in the last 12 months was 637.4 per 1,000 residents and was 668.1% higher than the Streatham Hill East average (83.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 187.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barrhill Road (SW2 4RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 162 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Staplefield Close (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Streatham Hill West & Thornton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staplefield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staplefield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staplefield Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Streatham Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Streatham Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ardwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ardwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staplefield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ardwell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ardwell Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staplefield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Staplefield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Staplefield Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Staplefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Staplefield Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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