Total Crime Rate

83.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Athlone Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 283rd lowest crime rate of 768 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 Athlone Road (SW2 2DR) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -6.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athlone Road (SW2 2DR), the main crime hotspot is near Medora Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Athlone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Medora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tulse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athlone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Saxonfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxonfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gaywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Medora Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Medora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Roupell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Medora Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craignair Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athlone Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Craignair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elm Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bannister Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairview Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Fairview Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Romanfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimbart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tulse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bannister Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romanfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vibart Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vibart Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill —
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Data Sources

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