Total Crime Rate

209.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 209.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.8 9/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Other theft 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Urlwin Walk area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 155th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Urlwin Walk (SW9 6QL) in the last 12 months was 209.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 87.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 136.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Urlwin Walk (SW9 6QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramah Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Urlwin Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Melbourne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Crowhurst Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairbairn Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Brief Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Crawshay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Crawshay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brief Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Bramah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramah Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cromwell Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loughborough Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loughborough Road
Apr 2026Other theft Loughborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evandale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Loughborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loughborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Penford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loughborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fitzpatrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cormont Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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