Total Crime Rate
122.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Welmar Mews area has the 55th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 326th highest 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 Welmar Mews (SW4 7DD) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Welmar Mews (SW4 7DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holwood Place, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northbourne Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rigge Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rigge Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rigge Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rigge Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haselrigge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haselrigge Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holwood Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northbourne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Teignmouth Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Magnolia Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nelsons Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Luke'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Luke'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Reed Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crescent Lane | Under investigation |
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