Total Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ferndale Road area has the lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale Road (SW9 8BA) in the last 12 months was 3.0 per 1,000 residents and was 98.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
In the area around Ferndale Road (SW9 8BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 634 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (234 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Electric Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pulross Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Electric Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Electric Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Electric Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Electric Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Electric Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Electric Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Electric Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Electric Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Electric Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Electric Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Electric Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Electric Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Electric Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Electric Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pulross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Electric Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Trinity Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Trinity Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Trinity Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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