Total Crime Rate
124.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spenser Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 313th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spenser Road (SE24 0NS) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spenser Road (SE24 0NS), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Spenser Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Spenser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bob Marley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B223 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Spenser Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derek Walcott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Spenser Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Effra Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dulwich Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marcus Garvey Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marcus Garvey Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Railton Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marcus Garvey Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marcus Garvey Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leeson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Leeson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Leeson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leeson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leeson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marcus Garvey Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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