Total Crime Rate

720.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

229.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 720.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 229.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 144.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 129.8 10/10
  • Other theft 87.2 10/10
  • Drugs 60.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 50.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.7 10/10
  • Public order 46.7 10/10
  • Robbery 32.5 10/10
  • Burglary 24.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
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 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.

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Crime Over Time in Ferndale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushcroft Road
Apr 2026Robbery Electric Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Electric Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushcroft Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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