Total Crime Rate
60.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Telford Avenue area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Streatham Hill East , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Telford Avenue (SW2 4XL) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (β 5.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Telford Avenue (SW2 4XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barrhill Road, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (23 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 | Theft from the person | Thornton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Streatham Hill | Under investigation |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Streatham Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Blairderry Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Streatham Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Streatham Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Streatham Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Streatham Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrhill Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hawkshaw Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tenbury Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ardwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Salford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lexton Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lexton Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lexton Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tenbury Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Telford Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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