Total Crime Rate

163.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 163.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.3 9/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Doris Villas area has the 24th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 227th 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 Doris Villas (SW9 9NA) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Doris Villas (SW9 9NA), 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 Doris Villas area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hargwyne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottage Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hargwyne Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottage Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cottage Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Houghton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prideaux Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Houghton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Willington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Rhodesia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherfold Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Atherfold Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayflower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kepler Road —
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Data Sources

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