Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.0 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melbourne Mews area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Myatt's Fields , and the 310th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melbourne Mews (SW9 6PY) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Myatt's Fields average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melbourne Mews (SW9 6PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gosling Way, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southey Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Melbourne Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gosling Way β€”
Apr 2026Drugs Wynne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Way β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brixton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wynne Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Crawshay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crawshay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bramah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pembry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews β€”
Apr 2026Other crime Melbourne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gosling Way β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gosling Way β€”

Data Sources

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