Total Crime Rate
284.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
125.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Gresham Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 103rd 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 Gresham Road (SW9 7NY) in the last 12 months was 284.8 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 125.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gresham Road (SW9 7NY), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 434 crimes here, including 271 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brixton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Canterbury Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angela Carter Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Angela Carter Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Angela Carter Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Serenaders Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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