Total Crime Rate

195.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 195.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Drugs 18.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ashmere Grove area has the 27th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 174th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashmere Grove (SW2 5UH) in the last 12 months was 195.0 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 72.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashmere Grove (SW2 5UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simkins Close, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northbourne Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashmere Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/52)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tremadoc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathleven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathleven Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haselrigge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kildoran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hetherington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aristotle Road 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 Sandmere Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sandmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margate Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Margate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kepler Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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