Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 107.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knatchbull Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 379th highest crime rate of 793 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 Knatchbull Road (SE5 9QU) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% lower than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knatchbull Road (SE5 9QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Patmos Road, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Calais Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Knatchbull Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baldwin Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Akerman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Welby Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Knatchbull Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brief Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mcdowall Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mcdowall Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Inglis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akerman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Akerman Road β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Camberwell Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Akerman Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Akerman Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Akerman Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Redan Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redan Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redan Terrace β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wickwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gordon Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paulet Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzpatrick Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lothian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Flodden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flodden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Halsmere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calais Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calais Street β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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