Crime Rates at Cottage Grove, London, SW9 9NQ

Cottage Grove area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 348th 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 Cottage Grove (SW9 9NQ) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Grove (SW9 9NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 167 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landor Road (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.