Total Crime Rate

160.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 160.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Liberty Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Myatt's Fields , and the 238th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liberty Street (SW9 0EF) in the last 12 months was 160.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.9% higher than the Myatt's Fields average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -61.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liberty Street (SW9 0EF), the main crime hotspot is near Hampson Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liberty Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Cranworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranworth Gardens —
Apr 2026Other crime Hillyard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Island Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Printers Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Printers Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groveway —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morat Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Morat Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnston Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnston Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranworth Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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