Total Crime Rate
100.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Milton Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 387th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (SE24 0NP) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Road (SE24 0NP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B223 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B223 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B223 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Criterion Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Railton Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Spenser Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Herne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spenser Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spenser Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spenser Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Spenser Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spenser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derek Walcott Close | Under investigation |
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