Total Crime Rate

116.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sidney Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 346th highest crime rate of 793 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 Sidney Road (SW9 0FE) in the last 12 months was 116.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% lower than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidney Road (SW9 0FE), the main crime hotspot is near Romero Close. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sidney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benedict Road —
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Romero Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Romero Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Romero Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Irving Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Moat Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moat Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wynne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Romero Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wynne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aytoun Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Stockwell Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingleton Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Romero Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rumsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockwell Road —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stockwell Green Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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