Total Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 100.8 8/10
  • Other theft 28.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 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
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 45th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 353rd 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 7SA) in the last 12 months was 100.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.5% 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 Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (SW4 7SA), 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Santley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allardyce Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beta Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ducie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ducie Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nealden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hubert Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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