Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 86.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Other theft 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Holmewood Gardens area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 294th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmewood Gardens (SW2 3RX) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmewood Gardens (SW2 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Jebb Avenue. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmewood Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jebb Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Burglary Tudor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holmewood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmewood Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Drugs Jebb Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tulse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Deepdene Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Felsberg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Park/Open Space Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dumbarton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jebb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jebb Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dumbarton Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Endymion Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Upper Tulse Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vibart Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vibart Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endymion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Endymion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jebb Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wimbart Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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