Total Crime Rate

799.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 799.0 10/10
  • Drugs 356.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 135.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.2 10/10
  • Other theft 35.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.2 7/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.1 10/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Other crime 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

Glanville Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 31st 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 Glanville Road (SW2 5DF) in the last 12 months was 799.0 per 1,000 residents and was 387.7% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 135.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glanville Road (SW2 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Saviour'S Road, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jebb Avenue (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Glanville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Horsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramilles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weld Works Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathleven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathleven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathleven Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brixton Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Saviour'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Saviour'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Saviour'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Saviour'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Saviour'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jebb Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jebb Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jebb Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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