Total Crime Rate

2378.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

800.0 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 2378.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 800.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 528.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 521.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 335.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 207.1 10/10
  • Other theft 164.3 10/10
  • Public order 153.6 10/10
  • Robbery 100.0 10/10
  • Drugs 85.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 78.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 75.0 10/10
  • Burglary 57.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.0 10/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
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

Ferndale Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 5th 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 Ferndale Road (SW9 8AP) in the last 12 months was 2378.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1351.9% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 224 (≈ 800.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% 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 619 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hargwyne Street (195 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Brixton Acre Lane

Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/228)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Romero Close Unable to prosecute suspect
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 228

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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