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 8DA) 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 8DA), 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 | Drugs | Saltoun Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Buckner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Buckner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Buckner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckner Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Buckner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Buckner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Buckner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Buckner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckner Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A2217 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A2217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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