Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 1AE
How much crime is recorded in SW16 1AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Central
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,808 (2024)
SW16 1AELondon
How safe is SW16 1AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 18.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 1AE area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
SW16 1AENational
Violence and sexual offences9.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Burglary6.59.1
Vehicle crime6.13.5
Other theft4.64.5
Public order3.04.6
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.31.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.