Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.9 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Padfield Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 308th lowest 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 Padfield Road (SE5 9AA) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.8 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% 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 (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Padfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pomfret Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pomfret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deerdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Close
Apr 2026Drugs Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tram Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Geoffrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pablo Neruda Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Geoffrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft 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

Data Sources

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