Total Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ballater Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Ballater Road (SW2 5QS) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% 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 Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
In the area around Ballater Road (SW2 5QS), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucknell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glenelg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branksome Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branksome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Branksome Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Branksome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubert Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strathleven Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenelg Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Solon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Medwin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plato Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Simkins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Simkins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Allardyce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Allardyce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Allardyce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Tintern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Corrance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willington Road | Under investigation |
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