Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 3DR
How much crime is recorded in SW16 3DR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Common
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
SW16 3DRLondon
How safe is SW16 3DR
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 39.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 3DR 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
39.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 3DRNational
Burglary28.89.1
Violence and sexual offences17.923.6
Vehicle crime10.33.5
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Other theft7.94.5
Robbery4.91.4
Theft from the person4.12.1
Shoplifting3.78.4
Public order3.34.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Drugs1.82.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% 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.