Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 6LT
How much crime is recorded in SW16 6LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Green
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,764 (2024)
SW16 6LTLondon
How safe is SW16 6LT
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 30.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 6LT area, broadly in line with 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
30.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
76
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 6LTNational
Anti-social behaviour28.010.7
Violence and sexual offences23.023.6
Burglary9.19.1
Other theft5.94.5
Public order4.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person0.72.1
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.21.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.