Crime Rates at Somerville Close, London, SW9 0DU

Somerville Close area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 374th 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 Somerville Close (SW9 0DU) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% lower than the Brixton North average (150.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerville Close (SW9 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Stockwell. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.