Total Crime Rate

154.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 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 154.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.7 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Criterion Mews area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 254th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Criterion Mews (SE24 0DN) in the last 12 months was 154.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Criterion Mews (SE24 0DN), the main crime hotspot is near Clifford Drive. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Criterion Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herne Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corry Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillmead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillmead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railton Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Herne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derek Walcott Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Bennett Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Louise Bennett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langston Hughes Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langston Hughes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langston Hughes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langston Hughes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milkwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B222 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B222 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews —
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Data Sources

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