Total Crime Rate
149.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hargwyne Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 246th highest crime rate of 793 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 Hargwyne Street (SW9 9RG) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hargwyne Street (SW9 9RG), the main crime hotspot is near Hargwyne Street. Police recorded 247 crimes here, including 203 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pulross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hargwyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Pulross Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oak Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stockwell Green | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockwell Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Broomgrove Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pulross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Broomgrove Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hargwyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chantrey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hargwyne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hargwyne Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Kay Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pulross Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shannon Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nealden Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Allardyce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Allardyce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mordaunt Street | Under investigation |
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