Total Crime Rate

103.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 103.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Flaxman Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 367th lowest 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 Flaxman Road (SE5 9DN) in the last 12 months was 103.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flaxman Road (SE5 9DN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flaxman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rathgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wingmore Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coldharbour Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Coldharbour Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldharbour Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldharbour Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Geoffrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Geoffrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wanless Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pomfret Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Pomfret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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