Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.7 6/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Romola Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St Martin's , and the 255th highest crime rate of 793 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 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 47.4% higher than the St Martin's average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 67.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% 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 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perran Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Romola Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scoles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardel Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethelworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sentamu Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sentamu Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sentamu Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bello Close
Sep 2025Burglary Hardel Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hardel Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parade Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Perran Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Perran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perran Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbess Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trinity Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Deronda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Deronda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Station Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Station Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brockwell Park Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ethelworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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