Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 2AE
How much crime is recorded in SW16 2AE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Green
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,772 (2024)
SW16 2AELondon
How safe is SW16 2AE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 2AE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 2AENational
Anti-social behaviour23.010.7
Violence and sexual offences14.423.6
Other theft5.54.5
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Robbery2.11.4
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Public order1.54.6
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.