Total Crime Rate

502.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

146.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 502.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 204.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 146.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.7 10/10
  • Robbery 48.0 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Other theft 20.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Combermere Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 54th 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 Combermere Road (SW9 9QS) in the last 12 months was 502.5 per 1,000 residents and was 206.8% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 146.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Combermere Road (SW9 9QS), 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 Combermere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gateley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Square —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Fenton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nealden Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Romero Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gateley Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Stockwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fenton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dalyell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rumsey Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Pulross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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