Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 121.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Burglary 23.8 10/10
  • Other theft 18.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rosendale Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Martin's , and the 333rd highest crime rate of 768 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 Rosendale Road (SE21 8LP) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosendale Road (SE21 8LP), the main crime hotspot is near Hawarden Grove. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rosendale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Croxted Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croxted Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dalkeith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pymers Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Croxted Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lovelace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Croxted Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawarden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawarden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawarden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lairdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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