Total Crime Rate

158.5 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 158.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.9 6/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Nelsons Row area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelsons Row (SW4 7JW) in the last 12 months was 158.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelsons Row (SW4 7JW), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 354 crimes here, including 103 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Nelsons Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aristotle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Sep 2025Robbery Cadmus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cadmus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cadmus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadmus Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aristotle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aristotle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cadmus Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crescent Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cresset Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carpenter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carpenter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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