Total Crime Rate
143.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kay Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kay Road (SW9 9DF) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kay Road (SW9 9DF), the main crime hotspot is near Hargwyne Street. Police recorded 247 crimes here, including 203 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Swan Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Prideaux Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Swan Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubert Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Swan Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Andalus Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arlesford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Arlesford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arlesford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mordaunt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prideaux Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kimberley Road | Under investigation |
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