Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Shakespeare Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 383rd highest crime rate of 768 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 Shakespeare Road (SE24 0QQ) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Road (SE24 0QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/70)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambria Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldharbour Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rathgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coldharbour Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldharbour Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langston Hughes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pomfret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pomfret Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Styles Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Styles Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langston Hughes Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langston Hughes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Poplar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cambria Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deerdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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