Total Crime Rate

196.5 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 196.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 14.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rumsey Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rumsey Road (SW9 0TR) in the last 12 months was 196.5 per 1,000 residents and was 30.5% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 59.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 183.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rumsey Road (SW9 0TR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Rumsey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefields Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Park Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stockwell Park Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chantrey Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pulross Road β€”

Data Sources

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