Total Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 99.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 28.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 6.4 7/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dray Gardens area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 346th lowest crime rate of 768 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 Dray Gardens (SW2 1SL) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dray Gardens (SW2 1SL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Saviour'S Road, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dray Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kett Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft St Matthew'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs St Matthew'S Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Matthew'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helix Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helix Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Helix Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trelawn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helix Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Josephine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arodene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arodene Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arodene Road
Apr 2026Other crime Buckner Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Leander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Josephine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Morval Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morval Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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