Total Crime Rate
201.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Knowle Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 157th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knowle Close (SW9 0TQ) in the last 12 months was 201.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knowle Close (SW9 0TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 406 crimes here, including 234 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brixton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Astoria Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aytoun Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winans Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Knowle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Knowle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Knowle Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingleborough Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aytoun Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aytoun Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wynne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rumsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rumsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rumsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockwell Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Stockwell Park Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wynne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bellefields Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellefields Road | Under investigation |
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