Total Crime Rate

255.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 255.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 157.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Overton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 768 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 Overton Road (SW9 7AP) in the last 12 months was 255.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.6% higher than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Road (SW9 7AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Overton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/56)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime George Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St John'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marcella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sisulu Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sisulu Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winans Walk —
Apr 2026Drugs Sisulu Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Serenaders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wynne Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Drugs Wynne Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brixton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Melbourne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour George Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winans Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winans Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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