Crime Rates at Ferndale Road, London, SW9 8AT

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 8AT) 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 8AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 395 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.