Crime Rates at Overton Road, London, SW9 7QN

Overton Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 357th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overton Road (SW9 7QN) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.6% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 53.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overton Road (SW9 7QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robsart Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.