Total Crime Rate

194.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 194.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 152.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hetherington Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 166th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hetherington Road (SW4 7PA) in the last 12 months was 194.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hetherington Road (SW4 7PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kepler Road, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aristotle Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hetherington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corrance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenelg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hetherington Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haselrigge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Haselrigge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glenelg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magnolia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kildoran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flutemakers Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Felmersham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Branksome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haselrigge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haselrigge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haselrigge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Branksome Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hetherington Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Flutemakers Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Solon Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kepler Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandmere Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandmere Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandmere Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandmere Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Simkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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