Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crossford Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 391st highest crime rate of 793 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 9HQ) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crossford Street (SW9 9HQ), 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 Crossford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clapham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clapham Road Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nealden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastcote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stockwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levehurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomgrove Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broomgrove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levehurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levehurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Levehurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Levehurst Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Levehurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nealden Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stockwell Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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