Crime Rates at Maplestead Road, London, SW2 3LY

Maplestead Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Maplestead Road (SW2 3LY) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplestead Road (SW2 3LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brockham Drive, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.