Total Crime Rate

96.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ferndale Road area has the 54th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale Road (SW9 8AL) in the last 12 months was 96.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (SW9 8AL), the main crime hotspot is near Hargwyne Street. Police recorded 247 crimes here, including 203 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pulross Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Corrance Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Corrance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Corrance Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mordaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Allardyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Marlborough Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bythorn Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Bythorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bucknell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bucknell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bucknell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allardyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Allardyce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nealden Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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