Total Crime Rate

44.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 44.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 11.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kent Walk area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Walk (SW9 8UF) in the last 12 months was 44.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Walk (SW9 8UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valentia Place, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tilia Walk (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Loughborough Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heritage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerleyton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Heritage Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moorland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Langston Hughes Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moorland Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Louise Bennett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Louise Bennett Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillmead Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilia Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilia Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tilia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heritage Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langston Hughes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Tilia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B223
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corry Drive
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B223 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B223 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B223 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B223

Data Sources

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