Total Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 46.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Somers Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somers Road (SW2 2AF) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somers Road (SW2 2AF), the main crime hotspot is near Jebb Avenue. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somers Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fairmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tudor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Calidore Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Endymion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elm Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Endymion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tulse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ostade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arodene Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somers Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vibart Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixton Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixton Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixton Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixton Hill —
Apr 2026Drugs Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vibart Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairview Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Fairview Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Deepdene Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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