Crime Rates at Cowley Road, London, SW9 6BN

Cowley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Myatt's Fields , and the 184th 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 Cowley Road (SW9 6BN) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.8% higher than the Myatt's Fields average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 59 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowley Road (SW9 6BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gosling Way, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Grove (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.