Total Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.7 9/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Martin's , and the 357th 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 8LR) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosendale Road (SE21 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guernsey Grove, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawarden Grove (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rosendale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Croxted Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lairdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guernsey Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Guernsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guernsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guernsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Guernsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guernsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guernsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guernsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hawarden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guernsey Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Croxted Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawarden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pymers Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Apr 2026Other theft Dalkeith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croxted Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Guernsey Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawarden Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guernsey Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guernsey Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guernsey Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Peabody Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peabody Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Guernsey Grove

Data Sources

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