Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 2QS
How much crime is recorded in SW16 2QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- West Norwood West & Streatham East
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,753 (2024)
SW16 2QSLondon
How safe is SW16 2QS
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 16.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 2QS 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
16.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 2QSNational
Burglary13.49.1
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Violence and sexual offences7.823.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Drugs2.12.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Other theft1.54.5
Theft from the person1.42.1
Public order0.84.6
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.