Total Crime Rate

173.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 84.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lambeth Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Broad Green , and the 178th highest crime rate of 1,082 local areas in Croydon .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lambeth Road (CR0 3LS) in the last 12 months was 173.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Broad Green average (172.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambeth Road (CR0 3LS), the main crime hotspot is near Midhurst Avenue. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lambeth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Avenue
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midhurst Avenue
Sep 2025Other theft Midhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Midhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Midhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Greenside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Greenside Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Greenside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sumner Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sumner Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sutherland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sumner Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sumner Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sumner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sumner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bishop'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bishop'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Bishop'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bishop'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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