Crime Rates at Eastmearn Road, London, SE21 8HA

Eastmearn Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastmearn Road (SE21 8HA) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastmearn Road (SE21 8HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Nex Mews, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elmworth Grove (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.