Total Crime Rate
850.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
663.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hargwyne Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 27th 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 Hargwyne Street (SW9 9RH) in the last 12 months was 850.3 per 1,000 residents and was 467.5% 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 177 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). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 195 (≈ 663.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hargwyne Street (SW9 9RH), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glendall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nealden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nealden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Glendall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glendall Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Allardyce Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kay Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kay Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dalyell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossford Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crossford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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