Total Crime Rate

136.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 136.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 87.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lion Yard area has the 48th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 281st 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 Lion Yard (SW4 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 136.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (β‰ˆ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lion Yard (SW4 7NQ), 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 Lion Yard area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Voltaire Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Landor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fenwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aristotle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aristotle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aristotle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenwick Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fenwick Place β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Fenwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fenwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fenwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fenwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenwick Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Landor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edgeley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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