Postcode · London
Crime in SW16 9PL
How much crime is recorded in SW16 9PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Streatham Central
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,967 (2024)
SW16 9PLLondon
How safe is SW16 9PL
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 35.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SW16 9PL 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
35.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
136
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 9PLNational
Shoplifting51.68.4
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Burglary9.39.1
Other theft9.14.5
Public order9.14.6
Robbery6.01.4
Theft from the person4.42.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Drugs2.32.4
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 17% 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.