Total Crime Rate
95.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Herne Hill Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 370th lowest 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 Herne Hill Road (SE24 0AU) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Herne Hill Road (SE24 0AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geoffrey Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northlands Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pomfret Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kemerton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kemerton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kemerton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kemerton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Padfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wanless Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wanless Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pomfret Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Luxor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alderton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hardess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastlake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Northway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vaughan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redan Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redan Terrace | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geoffrey Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geoffrey Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geoffrey Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geoffrey Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Geoffrey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vaughan Road | Under investigation |
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