Total Crime Rate
179.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eastlake Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 187th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Eastlake Road (SE5 9QL) in the last 12 months was 179.0 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eastlake Road (SE5 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kenbury Street (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Styles Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kenbury Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kenbury Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kenbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kenbury Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rupert Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vaughan Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hardess Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elam Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elam Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wanless Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rathgar Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Coldharbour Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coldharbour Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Tram Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tram Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Styles Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Styles Gardens | — |
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