Total Crime Rate
180.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Scoles 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.
View Crime In St Martin's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbots Park | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Probyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Probyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bello Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brockwell Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardel Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Berwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Berwyn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Berwyn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sentamu Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Norwood Road | — |
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