Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 122.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 10.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Northbourne Road area has the 55th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 326th highest crime rate of 793 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 Northbourne Road (SW4 7DS) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.0% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 52.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northbourne Road (SW4 7DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simkins Close, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northbourne Road (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Northbourne Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teignmouth Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hetherington Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haselrigge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Felmersham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magnolia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Haselrigge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haselrigge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hetherington Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Ashmere Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Haselrigge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmere Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashmere Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Simkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Simkins Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Common Mile Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Common Mile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Northbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Northbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Northbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Mayfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holm Oak Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haselrigge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rigge Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flutemakers Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowland Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crescent Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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