Total Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 87.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Park Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 319th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Park Road (SW2 4DY) in the last 12 months was 87.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 Burglary 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 ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 244.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Park Road (SW2 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Staplefield Close. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Doverfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallis'S Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rodmill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rodmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sulina Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doverfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Doverfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doverfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallis'S Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doverfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doverfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brockham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brockham Drive —
Sep 2025Public order Brixton Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brixton Hill Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wallis'S Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallis'S Cottages Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lyham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forster Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Forster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staplefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Staplefield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Staplefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Staplefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Staplefield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Park Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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