Total Crime Rate
179.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cowley 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 6HE) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 6HE), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Urlwin Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Urlwin Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hackford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hackford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cranworth Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Southey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Evesham Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evesham Walk | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lawrence Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mandela Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lorn Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gosling Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Urlwin Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Akerman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gosling Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Normandy Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fir Grove Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thornton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Torrey Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Torrey Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bramah Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramah Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evandale Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Akerman Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Evandale Road | Under investigation |
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