Total Crime Rate
146.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Romola 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scoles Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardel Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethelworth Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sentamu Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sentamu Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sentamu Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bello Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Hardel Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hardel Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Perran Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perran Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Perran Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbess Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Deronda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deronda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Station Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Station Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Station Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brockwell Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Ethelworth Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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