Crime Rates at Southwell Road, London, SE5 9PG

Southwell Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 10th highest crime rate of 768 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 1554.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1097.6% higher 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 349 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 406 (≈ 957.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwell Road (SE5 9PG), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 283 crimes here, including 207 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.