Total Crime Rate

161.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.7 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 161.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Myatts Fields South area has the 26th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 232nd 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 Myatts Fields South (SW9 7HJ) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 85.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Myatts Fields South (SW9 7HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Featley Road, where police recorded 47 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 Myatts Fields South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Urlwin Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fyfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loughborough Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Urlwin Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Angell Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brief Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minet Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spicer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spicer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Angell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evandale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Loughborough Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loughborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loughborough Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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