Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Spicer Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 210th 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 Spicer Close (SW9 7UD) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spicer Close (SW9 7UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coldharbour Lane, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Featley Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spicer Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elam Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Penford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Spicer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Minet Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Minet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Rathgar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rathgar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Styles Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Styles Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Templar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coldharbour Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lilford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paulet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knatchbull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Redan Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Redan Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flaxman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pomfret Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pomfret Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rupert Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spicer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Coldharbour Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burton Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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