Total Crime Rate

107.4 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 107.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thurlow Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Martin's , and the 378th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thurlow Hill (SE21 8JN) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thurlow Hill (SE21 8JN), the main crime hotspot is near Peabody Hill. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thurlow Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rosendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birkbeck Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pagoda Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlow Hill —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thurlow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardlui Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hexham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lavengro Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ardlui Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lords Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lords Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary St Faith'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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