Crime Rates at Ferndale Road, London, SW9 8AP

Ferndale Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 4th highest crime rate of 793 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 Ferndale Road (SW9 8AP) in the last 12 months was 2385.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1263.0% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 207 (≈ 739.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (SW9 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 495 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hargwyne Street (203 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.