Total Crime Rate

125.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Other theft 13.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Romola Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Martin's , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romola Road (SE24 9BA) in the last 12 months was 125.3 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% higher than the St Martin's average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romola Road (SE24 9BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Station Rise (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Romola Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Berwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockwell Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brockwell Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brockwell Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bello Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Berwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parade Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parade Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parade Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Perran Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perran Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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