Total Crime Rate

2385.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2385.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 521.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 489.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 346.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 285.7 10/10
  • Other theft 135.7 10/10
  • Public order 135.7 10/10
  • Robbery 110.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 92.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 67.9 10/10
  • Burglary 67.9 10/10
  • Drugs 67.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dorrell Place 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 Dorrell Place (SW9 8EG) 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 Dorrell Place (SW9 8EG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Dorrell Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixton Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2217
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2217
Sep 2025Public order A2217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A2217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A2217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Electric Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefields Road

Data Sources

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