Total Crime Rate

562.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.7 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 562.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 288.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Drugs 47.5 10/10
  • Other theft 21.9 10/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 21.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 46th 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 Clarewood Walk (SW9 8TT) in the last 12 months was 562.0 per 1,000 residents and was 525.6% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 79 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 138.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clarewood Walk (SW9 8TT), 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 2026Burglary Tilia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Geneva Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerleyton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Theft from the person Marcus Garvey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Marcus Garvey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marcus Garvey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marcus Garvey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marcus Garvey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Geneva Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Tilia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geneva Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road
Apr 2026Drugs Tilia Walk Under investigation

Data Sources

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