Total Crime Rate

850.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

663.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 850.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 663.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 602.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 98.6 10/10
  • Public order 57.8 10/10
  • Other theft 37.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pulross Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 27th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pulross Road (SW9 8AE) in the last 12 months was 850.3 per 1,000 residents and was 467.5% 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 177 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 663.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pulross Road (SW9 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Hargwyne Street. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pulross Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beta Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nealden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trinity Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Pulross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medwin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Santley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hargwyne Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hargwyne Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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