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Crime in SW16 5NT

How much crime is recorded in SW16 5NT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Streatham Common
Council
Lambeth
Region
London
Neighbourhood population
1,594 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SW16 5NT

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 33.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 5NT 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
33.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

SW16 5NTNational
Burglary21.19.1
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Anti-social behaviour17.110.7
Other theft6.44.5
Public order5.54.6
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Robbery3.61.4
Drugs3.52.4
Shoplifting2.58.4
Criminal damage and arson1.64.7
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Theft from the person1.42.1
Other crime1.21.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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