Total Crime Rate

490.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

152.8 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 490.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 152.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 120.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 115.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.8 10/10
  • Other theft 75.1 10/10
  • Robbery 24.1 10/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 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

Stockwell Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 59th 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 Stockwell Road (SW9 9EU) in the last 12 months was 490.6 per 1,000 residents and was 227.4% higher than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 152.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockwell Road (SW9 9EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Levehurst Way, where police recorded 149 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockwell (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stockwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Spencer Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spencer Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Spencer Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crossford Street Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crossford Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lingham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lingham Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A203 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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