Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 2PU
How much crime is recorded in SW16 2PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Hill
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,968 (2024)
SW16 2PULondon
How safe is SW16 2PU
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 37.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 2PU area, above 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
37.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
126
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 2PUNational
Anti-social behaviour61.210.7
Violence and sexual offences24.723.6
Burglary16.49.1
Other theft8.74.5
Public order5.94.6
Vehicle crime5.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Shoplifting3.18.4
Theft from the person2.42.1
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.31.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.92.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 31% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.