Total Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 92.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.6 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Woodquest Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 323rd lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodquest Avenue (SE24 0HD) in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodquest Avenue (SE24 0HD), 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.

View Crime In Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction

Crime Over Time in Woodquest Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Abbey Mansions Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Oborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B222 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oborne Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Oborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carver Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stradella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stradella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stradella Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodquest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fawnbrake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Abbey Mansions Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B222 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milkwood Road Under investigation
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 2026Other theft Dorchester Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rymer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herne Hill Action to be taken by another organisation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 41

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑