Total Crime Rate

154.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 154.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Robbery 19.3 10/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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 42nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 250th highest crime rate of 768 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 154.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 110.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% 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 373 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/150)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Combermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Road —
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pulross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trinity Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Buckner Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalyell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moat Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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