Total Crime Rate

203.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 203.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.4 9/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sidney Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 164th 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 Sidney Road (SW9 0TP) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sidney Road (SW9 0TP), the main crime hotspot is near Romero Close. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sidney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Romero Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robsart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Romero Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ingleborough Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aytoun Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Knowle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robsart Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robsart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Romero Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Johnston Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Romero Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aytoun Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aytoun Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aytoun Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aytoun Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Aytoun Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aytoun Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aytoun Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sidney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groveway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnston Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Benedict Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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