Total Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 58.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.0 8/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Paulet Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paulet Road (SE5 9JF) in the last 12 months was 58.3 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paulet Road (SE5 9JF), 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 Paulet Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cormont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mornington Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour County Grove
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flodden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flodden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geoffrey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Geoffrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Geoffrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geoffrey Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knatchbull Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knatchbull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Lothian Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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