Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 5BB
How much crime is recorded in SW16 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Vale
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,597 (2024)
SW16 5BBLondon
How safe is SW16 5BB
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 5BB area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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 5BBNational
Anti-social behaviour19.110.7
Burglary16.79.1
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Vehicle crime6.63.5
Other theft3.84.5
Drugs3.52.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.31.5
Public order1.24.6
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Theft from the person1.02.1
Shoplifting0.98.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 41% 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.