Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 33.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lovelace Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Martin's , and the 278th lowest crime rate of 768 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 Lovelace Road (SE21 8JR) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the St Martin's average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovelace Road (SE21 8JR), the main crime hotspot is near Peabody Hill. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lovelace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lancaster Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Thurlow Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pagoda Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurlow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thurlow Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlow Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dalmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tulsemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tulsemere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lavengro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pagoda Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maley Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmcourt Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peabody Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Birkbeck Hill Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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