Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 99.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Crossford Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 347th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Crossford Street (SW9 9HH) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossford Street (SW9 9HH), the main crime hotspot is near Hargwyne Street. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crossford Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Clapham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hargwyne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hargwyne Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burnley Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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