Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 5TA
How much crime is recorded in SW16 5TA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Vale
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,586 (2024)
SW16 5TALondon
How safe is SW16 5TA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 38.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 5TA 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
38.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
75
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 5TANational
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Anti-social behaviour17.610.7
Burglary9.99.1
Vehicle crime9.03.5
Drugs5.42.4
Other theft5.14.5
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Other crime0.81.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.