Total Crime Rate

67.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 67.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 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

Kestrel Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 211th lowest 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 Kestrel Avenue (SE24 0ED) in the last 12 months was 67.6 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Avenue (SE24 0ED), the main crime hotspot is near Herne Hill. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B222 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B222 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Herne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oborne Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodquest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Oborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fawnbrake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbey Mansions Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Abbey Mansions Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Oborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herne Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Herne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dorchester Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herne Place —
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Data Sources

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