Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 147.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Robbery 7.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.2 8/10
  • 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnwell Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 251st highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barnwell Road (SW2 1PW) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.4% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 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 Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnwell Road (SW2 1PW), the main crime hotspot is near Vining Street. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barnwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/98)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Spenser Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vining Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morval Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Morval Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arungford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spenser Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Vining Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Vining Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vining Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Vining Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vining Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vining Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vining Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marcus Garvey Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerleyton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Somerleyton Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Bailey Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Marcus Garvey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Marcus Garvey Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marcus Garvey Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marcus Garvey Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vining Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marcus Garvey Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bankton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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