Crime Rates at Poplar Road, London, SE24 0BL

Poplar Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 102nd 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 Poplar Road (SE24 0BL) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Road (SE24 0BL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.