Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 161.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Other theft 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Burnley Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 235th 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 Burnley Road (SW9 0SJ) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.6% higher than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burnley Road (SW9 0SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Romero Close, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockwell (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burnley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aytoun Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stockwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Clapham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Swan Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Mews
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Mews
Apr 2026Robbery Romero Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Romero Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Romero Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Romero Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Romero Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Romero Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Romero Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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