Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
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

Limetree Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 239th 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 Limetree Close (SW2 3EN) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 17.8% lower than the Brixton Rush Common average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Limetree Close (SW2 3EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arborfield Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Presentation Mews (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Limetree Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daysbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vibart Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vibart Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gaywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coburg Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romanfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Romanfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxonfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Saxonfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Presentation Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roupell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coburg Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tulse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wavertree Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daysbrook Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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