Total Crime Rate
136.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sandmere Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 280th highest crime rate of 793 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 7PX) in the last 12 months was 136.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 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 ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sandmere Road (SW4 7PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acre Lane, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bythorn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tasman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tasman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bythorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Willington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Willington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Willington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenelg Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glenelg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Solon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plato Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Simkins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Corrance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kepler Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bythorn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Marlborough Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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