Total Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 60.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 21.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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.
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Crime overview

Strathleven Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 182nd lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strathleven Road (SW2 5JS) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strathleven Road (SW2 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acre Lane, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prague Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Strathleven Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Simkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kepler Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramilles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glenelg Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenelg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kildoran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathleven Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathleven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathleven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raeburn Street
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Margate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margate Road

Data Sources

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