Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 42.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Carson Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Martin's , and the 395th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

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 Carson Road (SE21 8HS) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the St Martin's average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carson Road (SE21 8HS), the main crime hotspot is near Elmworth Grove. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Carson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Spenser Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Spenser Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spenser Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Spenser Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cokers Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carson Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Leonora Tyson Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Leonora Tyson Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Nex Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Nex Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Charles Nex Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Charles Nex Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Nex Mews —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A2199 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elmworth Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chancellor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Acacia Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Chancellor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Chancellor Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chancellor Grove —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glazebrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acacia Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lords Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lords Close —
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Data Sources

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