Crime Rates at Southwell Road, London, SE5 9PG

Southwell Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 13th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwell Road (SE5 9PG) in the last 12 months was 1391.5 per 1,000 residents and was 974.1% higher than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 285 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 348 (≈ 820.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwell Road (SE5 9PG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 273 crimes here, including 206 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.