Total Crime Rate
72.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lowden Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 255th 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 0BT) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lowden Road (SE24 0BT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sunset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Poplar Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorchester Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakbank Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brantwood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Herne Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herne Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Herne Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Poplar Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Haredale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haredale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Matlock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ferndene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ferndene Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sunset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowden Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oakbank Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsen Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Finsen Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fawnbrake Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alderton 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 |
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