Total Crime Rate

179.6 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 179.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

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 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 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 (β‰ˆ 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.

Crime Over Time in Cowley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Southey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Urlwin Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Urlwin Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hackford Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Cranworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southey Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Southey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Southey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evesham Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evesham Walk β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mandela Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosling Way β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Urlwin Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akerman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gosling Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fir Grove Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torrey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torrey Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bramah Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramah Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evandale Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Akerman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evandale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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