Crime Rates at Welby Street, London, SE5 9QX

Welby Street 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 Welby Street (SE5 9QX) 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 Welby Street (SE5 9QX), 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.