Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 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

Scoles Crescent area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Martin's , and the 193rd 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 Scoles Crescent (SW2 3DT) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% higher than the St Martin's average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scoles Crescent (SW2 3DT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 114 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Trees (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Scoles Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Park
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Probyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Probyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brockwell Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardel Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road
Apr 2026Public order Berwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Berwyn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Berwyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Sentamu Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road

Data Sources

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