Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 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 84.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Burglary 10.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Knatchbull Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 288th lowest 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 Knatchbull Road (SE5 9QU) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% 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 41 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 Knatchbull Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Elam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spicer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cormont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cormont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flodden Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halsmere Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paulet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Penford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spicer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knatchbull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minet Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Patmos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Patmos Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flodden Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Akerman Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Akerman Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denmark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Templar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Paulet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claribel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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