Total Crime Rate

116.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Clarewood Walk area has the 55th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 351st highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Clarewood Walk (SW9 8TS) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarewood Walk (SW9 8TS), the main crime hotspot is near Vining Street. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clarewood Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Valentia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valentia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atlantic Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atlantic Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Atlantic Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Atlantic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentia Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valentia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valentia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atlantic Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Valentia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valentia Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valentia Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valentia Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valentia Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marcus Garvey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marcus Garvey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atlantic Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Millbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vining Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilia Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilia Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilia Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brixton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brixton Under investigation

Data Sources

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