Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 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 107.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.5 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Burton Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 379th highest crime rate of 793 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 Burton Road (SW9 6TQ) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burton Road (SW9 6TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bramah Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Loughborough Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Burton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzpatrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spicer Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elam Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elam Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Elam Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elam Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elam Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Minet Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minet Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minet Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minet Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minet Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spicer Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Akerman Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penford Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Rupert Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loughborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loughborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Loughborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loughborough Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loughborough Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loughborough Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evandale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Evandale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Evandale Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Akerman Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Akerman Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fiveways Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eythorne Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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