Crime Rates at Railton Road, London, SE24 0LF

Railton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 208th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Railton Road (SE24 0LF) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 Theft from the person with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railton Road (SE24 0LF), the main crime hotspot is near Vining Street. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.