Total Crime Rate

238.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 238.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Drugs 40.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gresham Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 125th highest crime rate of 793 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 7PH) in the last 12 months was 238.5 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% higher than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gresham Road (SW9 7PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 634 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (234 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gresham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossiter Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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