Total Crime Rate

2378.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

800.0 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 2378.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 800.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 528.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 521.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 335.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 207.1 10/10
  • Other theft 164.3 10/10
  • Public order 153.6 10/10
  • Robbery 100.0 10/10
  • Drugs 85.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 78.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 75.0 10/10
  • Burglary 57.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.9 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.0 10/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
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

Tunstall Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 5th highest crime rate of 768 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 2378.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1351.9% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 148 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 224 (≈ 800.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% 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 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 Tunstall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/292)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixton —
Apr 2026Public order Electric Avenue Under investigation
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
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Data Sources

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