Total Crime Rate

149.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 149.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 38th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 246th highest 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 8AS) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ferndale Road (SW9 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 255 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.

Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road —
Sep 2025Robbery Nursery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nursery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gateley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gateley Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mordaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gateley Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Bellefields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bellefields Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Bellefields Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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