Total Crime Rate

163.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 163.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Herne Hill Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 223rd 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 Herne Hill Road (SE24 0AH) in the last 12 months was 163.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% higher than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herne Hill Road (SE24 0AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakbank Grove, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herne Hill Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Herne Hill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Haredale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowden Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ferndene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Northway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brantwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finsen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matlock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowden Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kemerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Herne Hill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Herne Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Herne Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakbank Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakbank Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haredale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Finsen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kemerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sunset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sunset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poplar Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kemerton Road
Sep 2025Other theft Wanless Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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