Crime Rates at St James's Crescent, London, SW9 7HS

St James'S Crescent area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 321st highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St James'S Crescent (SW9 7HS) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 17.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James'S Crescent (SW9 7HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valentia Place, where police recorded 122 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Featley Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.