Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 42.3 4/10
  • Other theft 19.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.7 2/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crescent Lane area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Lane (SW4 9PP) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.8% 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 Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crescent Lane (SW4 9PP), the main crime hotspot is near Maple Close. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Crescent Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holm Oak Mews
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leppoc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leppoc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Prague Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B221 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B221 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Leppoc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leppoc Road
Sep 2025Other crime Mayfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maple Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holm Oak Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Maple Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magnolia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Northbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Northbourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Common Mile Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Flutemakers Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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