Total Crime Rate
123.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St 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 7HX) 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 7HX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 406 crimes here, including 234 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bennett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Valentia Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rossiter Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brixton | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brixton | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St John'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Villa Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Serenaders Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Serenaders Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ferrey Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peckford Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Peckford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wiltshire Road | Under investigation |
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