St Martin's, Lambeth: Safety
Safety
Crime in St Martin's is higher than the UK average but considerably lower than London's. The good news is things are improving — robbery has halved since 2024 and anti-social behaviour has dropped noticeably.
In 2025, St Martin's recorded 99 crimes per 1,000 people. London's average sits around 205, so there's a real gap between the two. Neighbouring Knight's Hill and Brixton Rush Common both had higher rates, which means St Martin's is doing better locally.
What's really encouraging is the direction things are heading. Robbery fell from 59 incidents in 2024 to 30 in 2025. Anti-social behaviour has stayed roughly flat rather than climbing. Both trends have carried on into 2026.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Martin's ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Martin's ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St Martin's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
100.5
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
West Dulwich
81.1
Similar to
Knight's Hill
102.8
Similar to
Brixton Rush Common
94.6
Higher than
Streatham Hill East
86.7
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Martin's ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences27%24%
- Anti-social behaviour16%21%
- Shoplifting12%8%
- Vehicle crime9%7%
- Criminal damage and arson7%5%
- Other theft6%9%
- Drugs5%5%
- Public order4%5%
- Burglary4%4%
- Robbery3%3%
- Other crime2%1%
- Theft from the person2%8%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%<1%
