Total Crime Rate
132.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Christchurch Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 298th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Christchurch Road (SW2 3ET) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (β 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Christchurch Road (SW2 3ET), the main crime hotspot is near Staplefield Close. Police recorded 107 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In St Martin's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairview Place | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redlands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Upper Tulse Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Tulse Hill | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Tulse Hill | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vibart Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmewood Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holmewood Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arborfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arborfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pakefield Mews | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pakefield Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pakefield Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pakefield Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pakefield Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pakefield Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Redlands Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rodmill Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arborfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arborfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arborfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arborfield Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyatt Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wyatt Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daysbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daysbrook Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wavertree Road | β |
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