Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Robbery 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railton Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 229th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railton Road (SE24 0EE) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railton Road (SE24 0EE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Railton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derek Walcott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herne Place
Sep 2025Theft from the person Criterion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mumford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mumford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mumford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rymer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rymer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dulwich Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shardcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Under investigation

Data Sources

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