Total Crime Rate
163.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
75.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Willington Road 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 Willington Road (SW9 9NB) 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 Willington Road (SW9 9NB), 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.
View Crime In Clapham East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Landor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prideaux Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atherfold Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Santley Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atherfold Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayflower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Clapham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ducie Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Willington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Willington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Aristotle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Aristotle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fenwick Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ducie Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Atherfold Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kepler Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Landor Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sandmere Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandmere Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintern Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Tintern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tintern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Tintern Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottage Grove | Under investigation |
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