Total Crime Rate

192.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 192.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.7 10/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Robbery 10.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Carew Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 180th highest crime rate of 768 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 Carew Street (SE5 9EE) in the last 12 months was 192.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% higher than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carew Street (SE5 9EE), the main crime hotspot is near Geoffrey Close. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Carew Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Elam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vaughan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paulet Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paulet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenbury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenbury Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenbury Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Close
Apr 2026Other theft Geoffrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Northlands Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Geoffrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour County Grove
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knatchbull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knatchbull Road

Data Sources

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