Total Crime Rate

127.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 127.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Railton Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 312th 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 Railton Road (SE24 0LT) in the last 12 months was 127.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Railton Road (SE24 0LT), 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 Railton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B223 —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerleyton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bob Marley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B223 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Criterion Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Derek Walcott Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B223 —
Apr 2026Public order B223 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Criterion Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B223 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillmead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillmead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railton Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railton Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Loughborough Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dulwich Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dulwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dulwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dulwich Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mumford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Regent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clifford Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corry Drive —
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Data Sources

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