Total Crime Rate
2385.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tunstall Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 4th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tunstall Road (SW9 8BN) in the last 12 months was 2385.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1263.0% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 207 (≈ 739.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tunstall Road (SW9 8BN), 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 | Other theft | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rushcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rushcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rushcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rushcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rushcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltoun Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saltoun Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saltoun Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saltoun Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltoun Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saltoun Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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