Total Crime Rate
48.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lowden Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lowden Road (SE24 0BH) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.6% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lowden Road (SE24 0BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Louise Bennett Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Criterion Mews (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poplar Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brantwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Louise Bennett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Louise Bennett Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derek Walcott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Loughborough Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loughborough Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loughborough Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loughborough Park | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Louise Bennett Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Joyce Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Woodquest Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakbank Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakbank Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walt Whitman Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Milkwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shardcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowden Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowden Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Criterion Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Milkwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fawnbrake Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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