Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Drugs 13.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ferndale Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 374th lowest 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 7RY) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (SW4 7RY), the main crime hotspot is near Hargwyne Street. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bucknell Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Hargwyne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hargwyne Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalyell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Santley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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