Total Crime Rate
720.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
229.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ferndale Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 37th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ferndale Road (SW9 8BB) in the last 12 months was 720.1 per 1,000 residents and was 380.5% higher than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 229.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ferndale Road (SW9 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 744 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (271 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brixton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rushcroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Electric Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Electric Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Electric Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Electric Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Electric Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Electric Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Electric Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
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