Total Crime Rate

129.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 129.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 57.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.0 4/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Sandmere Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 308th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandmere Road (SW4 7PS) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandmere Road (SW4 7PS), the main crime hotspot is near Landor Road. Police recorded 164 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/68)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lendal Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepler Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandmere Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sandmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Atherfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lendal Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherfold Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kepler Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kepler Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Simkins Close —
Apr 2026Public order Simkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Glenelg Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenelg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Willington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Willington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hetherington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Landor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Clapham North Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham North Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Clapham North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clapham North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Landor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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