Total Crime Rate

108.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 108.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ferndale Road area has the 59th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 375th 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 Ferndale Road (SW4 7RU) in the last 12 months was 108.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (SW4 7RU), the main crime hotspot is near Hargwyne Street. Police recorded 247 crimes here, including 203 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantrey Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nursery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tintern Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shannon Grove β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Allardyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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