Total Crime Rate
141.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milkwood Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 269th highest crime rate of 793 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 Milkwood Road (SE24 0EX) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milkwood Road (SE24 0EX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herne Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rymer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Croxted Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Croxted Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shardcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Croxted Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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