Total Crime Rate
562.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
138.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moorland Road 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 Moorland Road (SW9 8UR) 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 Moorland Road (SW9 8UR), 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.
View Crime In Brixton Windrush| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Tilia Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Geneva Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leeson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Somerleyton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Marcus Garvey Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marcus Garvey Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marcus Garvey Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Geneva Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leeson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Western Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Tilia Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Western Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geneva Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gresham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leeson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moorland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gresham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moorland Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Tilia Walk | Under investigation |
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