Crime Rate in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction, ward

Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction has the 9th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 939th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 191st highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% lower than the Lambeth district average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 638 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 76.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -35.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 867 (≈ 49.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 206 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.