Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Railton Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 172nd lowest crime rate of 793 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 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% lower than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 16.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railton Road (SE24 0LF), the main crime hotspot is near Vining Street. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Railton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Spenser Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Spenser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spenser Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vining Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spenser Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B223 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Vining Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leeson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Effra Parade β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leeson Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Leeson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Leeson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Leeson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B223 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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