Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 44.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Upstall Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Upstall Street (SE5 9JE) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upstall Street (SE5 9JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Denmark Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lothian Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upstall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Templar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paulet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knatchbull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lothian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flodden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flodden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Paulet Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paulet 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 2026Burglary Elam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lothian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minet Road
Apr 2026Other theft Penford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brief Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brief Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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