Total Crime Rate

125.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 125.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Milkwood Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 321st highest crime rate of 768 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 0HP) in the last 12 months was 125.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milkwood Road (SE24 0HP), the main crime hotspot is near Clifford Drive. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milkwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Louise Bennett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oborne Close —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Derek Walcott Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B222 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary B222 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milkwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langston Hughes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langston Hughes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langston Hughes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langston Hughes Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Bennett Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Oborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodquest Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Abbey Mansions Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fawnbrake Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oborne Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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