Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 143.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Other theft 22.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lingham Street 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 Lingham Street (SW9 9HF) 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 Lingham Street (SW9 9HF), 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.

Crime Over Time in Lingham Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fergusson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Swan Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Mews
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Mews
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prideaux Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Union Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rhodesia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhodesia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rhodesia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rhodesia Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rhodesia Road
Sep 2025Public order Stockwell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arlesford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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