Total Crime Rate

89.5 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 89.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ballater Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 330th 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 Ballater Road (SW2 5QP) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ballater Road (SW2 5QP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ballater Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bucknell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glenelg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medwin Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branksome Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branksome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Branksome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Allardyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Allardyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allardyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kildoran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenelg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Solon Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Plato Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Simkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Simkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torrens Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Torrens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kepler Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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