Total Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 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.

Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Pulross Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue —
Sep 2025Other theft Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Electric Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Electric Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Electric Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Electric Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Electric Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Electric Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Electric Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pulross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Electric Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens —
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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