Total Crime Rate

506.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 506.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 185.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Drugs 32.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 32.9 10/10
  • Public order 29.9 10/10
  • Robbery 29.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 29.9 7/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Barrington Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 53rd 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 Barrington Road (SW9 7EB) in the last 12 months was 506.0 per 1,000 residents and was 237.7% 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 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 134.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrington Road (SW9 7EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valentia Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Western Road (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillmead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Angell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tilia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tilia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Tilia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilia Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilia Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coldharbour Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Angell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tilia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Angell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geneva Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St James'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Angell Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Styles Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Styles Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tilia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilia Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loughborough Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geneva Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillmead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rathgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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