Total Crime Rate

120.0 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 120.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other theft 17.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rosebery Road area has the 56th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 335th 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 Rosebery Road (SW2 4DQ) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 26.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosebery Road (SW2 4DQ), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Close. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Rosebery Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Prague Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mullins Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holm Oak Mews β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Holm Oak Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allingham Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mullins Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B221 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B221 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowater Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Bowater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Thornbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thorncliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lyham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumbarton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mullins Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helby Road β€”

Data Sources

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