Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Glenelg Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 328th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glenelg Road (SW2 5JT) in the last 12 months was 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glenelg Road (SW2 5JT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Glenelg Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Felmersham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Hetherington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corrance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haselrigge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prague Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magnolia Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathleven Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raeburn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandmere Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kepler Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Margate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margate Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close —
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Data Sources

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