Total Crime Rate

180.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 180.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Skiffington Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in St Martin's , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 768 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 Skiffington Close (SW2 3UL) in the last 12 months was 180.7 per 1,000 residents and was 77.6% higher than the St Martin's average (101.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 80.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skiffington Close (SW2 3UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ethelworth Court, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Trees (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skiffington Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Neil Wates Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Papworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bello Close
Apr 2026Public order High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockwell Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brockwell Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ethelworth Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ethelworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ethelworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brockwell Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardel Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Papworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Scoles Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Brockwell Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Park
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemma Knowles Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bannister Close
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bannister Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemma Knowles Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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