Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 5BX
How much crime is recorded in SW16 5BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Common
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
SW16 5BXLondon
How safe is SW16 5BX
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 48.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 5BX area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
48.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
131
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 5BXNational
Anti-social behaviour46.210.7
Violence and sexual offences27.523.6
Burglary21.59.1
Other theft9.94.5
Public order9.94.6
Vehicle crime9.43.5
Shoplifting7.98.4
Robbery4.41.4
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Theft from the person1.52.1
Bicycle theft1.51.0
Other crime1.51.5
Drugs1.12.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.