Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 59.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
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Crime overview

Milkwood Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 178th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milkwood Road (SE24 0JE) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milkwood Road (SE24 0JE), 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 (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milkwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Louise Bennett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Oborne Close —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Bennett Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Oborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langston Hughes Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Shardcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B222 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary B222 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milkwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langston Hughes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langston Hughes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langston Hughes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herne Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Oborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railton Road —
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 2026Robbery Abbey Mansions Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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