Total Crime Rate

162.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.5 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 162.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.7 9/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Medora Road area has the 39th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 230th 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 Medora Road (SW2 2LN) in the last 12 months was 162.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 67.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medora Road (SW2 2LN), the main crime hotspot is near A204. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medora Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fairmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elm Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arodene Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arodene Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arodene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tulse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Medora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Medora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Saxonfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Craignair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craignair Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Medora Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxonfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athlone Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Medora Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ostade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A204 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somers Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristowe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairview Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Fairview Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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