Total Crime Rate

119.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 5/10
  • Burglary 10.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Challice Way area has the 57th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 336th highest crime rate of 793 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 Challice Way (SW2 3RH) in the last 12 months was 119.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Challice Way (SW2 3RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brockham Drive, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roupell Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Challice Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Romanfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Claremont Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockham Drive β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockham Drive β€”
Sep 2025Public order Brockham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maplestead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Wavertree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Huggins Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxonfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limetree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Limetree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roupell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roupell Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roupell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roupell Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maplestead Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maplestead Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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