Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 142.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Rosebery Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 276th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rosebery Road (SW2 4DE) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Road (SW2 4DE), the main crime hotspot is near Prague Place. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Clapham Park

Crime Over Time in Rosebery Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dragmore Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingswood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilson Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Tilson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Holm Oak Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holm Oak Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Forster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lyham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilson Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lyham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wingford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Prague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prague Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prague Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prague Place —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 35

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑