Total Crime Rate

161.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 161.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Robbery 23.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 234th highest crime rate of 768 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 0EF) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 69.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railton Road (SE24 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 164 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herne Hill (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction

Crime Over Time in Railton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herne Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Herne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derek Walcott Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Herne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herne Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hurst Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hurst Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Herne Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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