Total Crime Rate
252.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moat Place area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 126th highest crime rate of 768 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 Moat Place (SW9 0UP) in the last 12 months was 252.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 77.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moat Place (SW9 0UP), 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.
View Crime In Brixton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Aytoun Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gateley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gateley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gateley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gateley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stockwell Park Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockwell Park Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moat Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moat Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moat Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockwell Park Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Romero Close | Under investigation |
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