Total Crime Rate

301.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 301.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.6 10/10
  • Drugs 20.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Matthews Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 96th highest crime rate of 768 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 St Matthews Road (SW2 1SU) in the last 12 months was 301.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Matthews Road (SW2 1SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Matthews Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kett Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kett Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kett Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kett Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Josephine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverstone Road —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kett Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft St Matthew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crownstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Buckner Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Matthew'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Helix Gardens Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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