Total Crime Rate
171.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stockwell Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 206th 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 Stockwell Road (SW9 9PU) in the last 12 months was 171.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stockwell Road (SW9 9PU), 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 Brixton North| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Burnley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Michael'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalyell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chantrey Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidney Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sidney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gateley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Combermere Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gateley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gateley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gateley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nealden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nealden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Benedict Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aytoun Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aytoun Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Michael'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aytoun Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stockwell Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rumsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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