Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 1ND
How much crime is recorded in SW16 1ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Central
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,883 (2024)
How safe is SW16 1ND
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 32.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 1ND area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 1NDNational
Anti-social behaviour22.310.7
Violence and sexual offences20.023.6
Burglary13.49.1
Shoplifting6.98.4
Other theft6.14.5
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Public order3.64.6
Bicycle theft2.51.0
Robbery2.41.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Theft from the person1.92.1
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.