Total Crime Rate

76.3 per 1,000 7/10 Β· 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 76.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sorrell Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 273rd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sorrell Close (SW9 6ND) in the last 12 months was 76.3 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sorrell Close (SW9 6ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Normandy Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sorrell Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claribel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marcella Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marcella Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Urlwin Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Peckford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Peckford Place β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Urlwin Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Urlwin Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Torrey Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Ferrey Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Serenaders Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Serenaders Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brief Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Normandy Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansion Close β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Mansion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cowley Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evesham Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Akerman Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loughborough Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evandale Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evandale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evandale Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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