Total Crime Rate

92.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 24.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bavent Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 351st lowest crime rate of 793 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 Bavent Road (SE5 9RZ) in the last 12 months was 92.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bavent Road (SE5 9RZ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bavent Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morna Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bavent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Northway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lowth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lowth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northlands Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lowth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bavent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bavent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kenbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Orpheus Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kenbury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kenbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kenbury Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orpheus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Orpheus Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crawford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Warner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bessemer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bessemer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bessemer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bessemer Road

Data Sources

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