Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 5EE
How much crime is recorded in SW16 5EE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Vale
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
SW16 5EELondon
How safe is SW16 5EE
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 5EE area, broadly in line with 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
33.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 5EENational
Violence and sexual offences20.423.6
Burglary15.49.1
Vehicle crime8.93.5
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime1.01.5
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Drugs0.72.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.