Total Crime Rate
95.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Padfield Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 370th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Padfield Road (SE5 9AA) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.0% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (β 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Padfield Road (SE5 9AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Geoffrey Close (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 | Vaughan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geoffrey Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redan Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Redan Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Eastlake Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geoffrey Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geoffrey Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Geoffrey Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Geoffrey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Luxor Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Herne Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Herne Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Herne Hill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Poplar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redan Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Pomfret Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Northway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Styles Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Styles Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Styles Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vaughan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Styles Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Styles Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Styles Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pomfret Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Elam Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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