SW16
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Streatham and Norbury, in Lambeth, Croydon and Wandsworth.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SW16 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SW16, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SW16 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SW16 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SW16 at a rate of 95.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 126.0 per 1,000 people across SW.
In August 2026 alone, 742 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SW16.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,381), anti-social behaviour (1,945) and other crime (1,278).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SW16 was 100.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SW16, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SW16 has no single figure. Of its 46 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 10 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 8 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SW16
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Croydon 002A | 1,931 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 78.7% |
| Croydon 003A | 1,615 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| Croydon 003B | 1,731 | 74.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.4% |
| Croydon 003C | 2,829 | 104.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.7% |
| Croydon 004A | 1,709 | 130.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.1% |
| Croydon 004B | 1,679 | 56.4 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Croydon 004C | 1,786 | 195.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.9% |
| Croydon 004D | 2,276 | 54.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.0% |
| Croydon 004E | 1,575 | 110.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 94.6% |
| Lambeth 026E | 1,954 | 166.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 89.2% |
| Lambeth 027A | 1,681 | 142.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 84.7% |
| Lambeth 027E | 1,906 | 81.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.0% |
| Lambeth 029A | 1,785 | 65.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.6% |
| Lambeth 029B | 1,851 | 183.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 78.6% |
| Lambeth 029C | 1,863 | 262.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 71.6% |
| Lambeth 029D | 2,172 | 87.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 87.5% |
| Lambeth 029E | 1,828 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| Lambeth 030D | 1,756 | 47.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 81.4% |
| Lambeth 030E | 1,996 | 69.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.5% |
| Lambeth 032A | 1,796 | 193.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.0% |
| Lambeth 032B | 2,424 | 159.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.5% |
| Lambeth 032C | 2,066 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 77.8% |
| Lambeth 032D | 2,411 | 127.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.4% |
| Lambeth 032E | 1,837 | 45.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| Lambeth 032F | 1,943 | 110.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.1% |
| Lambeth 034A | 1,618 | 85.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.5% |
| Lambeth 034B | 1,845 | 100.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.2% |
| Lambeth 034C | 1,547 | 169.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 95.7% |
| Lambeth 034D | 1,655 | 147.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 96.4% |
| Lambeth 034E | 2,072 | 45.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 89.0% |
| Lambeth 035A | 1,529 | 115.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.6% |
| Lambeth 035B | 1,507 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| Lambeth 035C | 1,374 | 84.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| Lambeth 035D | 1,500 | 130.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.3% |
| Lambeth 035E | 1,649 | 97.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.1% |
| Merton 014C | 2,035 | 61.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.0% |
| Merton 017A | 2,082 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.1% |
| Merton 017B | 1,724 | 38.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.7% |
| Merton 017C | 2,390 | 69.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.4% |
| Wandsworth 036A | 1,746 | 59.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 65.2% |
| Wandsworth 036B | 1,734 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.2% |
| Wandsworth 036E | 1,637 | 58.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 97.4% |
| Wandsworth 037A | 2,262 | 98.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.2% |
| Wandsworth 037B | 2,036 | 51.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.9% |
| Wandsworth 037C | 1,729 | 91.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| Wandsworth 037D | 1,839 | 74.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.6% |
MPs for SW16
- Steve ReedLabour (Co-op)MP for Streatham and Croydon North76% of SW16’s postcodes
- Dr Rosena Allin-KhanLabourMP for Tooting13% of SW16’s postcodes
- Dame Siobhain McDonaghLabourMP for Mitcham and Morden7.1% of SW16’s postcodes
- Helen HayesLabourMP for Dulwich and West Norwood3.3% of SW16’s postcodes
- Sarah JonesLabourMP for Croydon West0.1% of SW16’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SW1610
Postcode sectors in SW167
Councils SW16 covers3
Towns in SW164
Postcode districts next to SW167
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SW postcode area2
SW16 in brief
SW16 is a postcode district covering Streatham and Norbury, in Lambeth, Croydon and Wandsworth.
About 88,126 people lived in SW16 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £467,500 in 2025 across 988 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 95.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SW16 was £467,500 in 2025.
SW16 had 86,975 usual residents at the census.
In SW16, 92.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SW16, 7.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.