Total Crime Rate
158.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nelsons 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aristotle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cadmus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cadmus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cadmus Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cadmus Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aristotle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aristotle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crescent Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cresset Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carpenter'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carpenter'S Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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