Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 6EA
How much crime is recorded in SW16 6EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Green
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,426 (2024)
SW16 6EALondon
How safe is SW16 6EA
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 6EA area, below 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
27.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 6EANational
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Burglary14.39.1
Anti-social behaviour13.210.7
Other theft9.94.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Public order3.14.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Drugs2.32.4
Robbery1.61.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Other crime1.01.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% 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.