Total Crime Rate

115.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 37.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lowden Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 358th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowden Road (SE24 0BJ) in the last 12 months was 115.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowden Road (SE24 0BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Louise Bennett Close, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Criterion Mews (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fawnbrake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pablo Neruda Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary B222 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dorchester Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deerdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heron Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wingmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B222 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milkwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langston Hughes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langston Hughes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derek Walcott Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Herne Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Herne Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herne Hill Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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