Total Crime Rate
129.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferndale Road area has the 52nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 308th highest 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 Ferndale Road (SW4 7RJ) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferndale Road (SW4 7RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landor Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brixton Acre Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Felmersham Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clapham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kendoa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kendoa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hetherington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kendoa Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cottage Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottage Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cadmus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cadmus Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandmere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sandmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cadmus Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Atherfold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atherfold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atherfold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Haselrigge Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kepler Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Landor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clapham North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clapham North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Clapham North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clapham North | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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