Crime Rates at Chaucer Road, Herne Hill, London, SE24 0NY

Chaucer Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 76th 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 Chaucer Road (SE24 0NY) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Road (SE24 0NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spenser Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B223 (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.