Total Crime Rate

136.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 136.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.1 8/10
  • Other theft 22.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandmere 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.

Crime Over Time in Sandmere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bythorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tasman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tasman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bythorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Willington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Willington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glenelg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glenelg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Solon Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Plato Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Simkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Corrance Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kepler Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bythorn Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marlborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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