Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 46.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.2 1/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 17th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 120th 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 5LF) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strathleven Road (SW2 5LF), 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 Strathleven Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prague Place
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kildoran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stewart'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenelg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Glenelg Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Simkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lyham Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Prague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prague Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prague Place

Data Sources

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