Crime Rates at Shakespeare Road, London, SE24 0LA

Shakespeare Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 156th 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 Shakespeare Road (SE24 0LA) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (SE24 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.