Total Crime Rate

494.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 494.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 267.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.9 10/10
  • Drugs 22.0 10/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Burglary 18.3 10/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 11.0 9/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 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

Benedict Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 56th 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 Benedict Road (SW9 0UN) in the last 12 months was 494.5 per 1,000 residents and was 230.0% 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 113.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 716.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Benedict Road (SW9 0UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 619 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (271 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Benedict Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Public order Astoria Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Astoria Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Astoria Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Astoria Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astoria Walk
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robsart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robsart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robsart Street
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knowle Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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