Total Crime Rate

112.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 112.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.4 9/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Maplestead Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 368th highest 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 Maplestead Road (SW2 3LY) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 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 Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maplestead Road (SW2 3LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park/Open Space, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brockham Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Maplestead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vibart Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Roupell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elm Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tulse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Ostade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Tudor Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vibart Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redlands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endymion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Endymion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Endymion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Deepdene Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Somers Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairview Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Fairview Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimbart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redlands Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holmewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Hill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Romanfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romanfield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brixton Hill Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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