Total Crime Rate
840.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hargwyne Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 24th highest crime rate of 793 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 840.1 per 1,000 residents and was 457.8% higher than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 191 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 203 (≈ 690.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hargwyne Street (SW9 9RH), 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 | Andalus Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Oak Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kimberley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hargwyne Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Allardyce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mordaunt Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Prideaux Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Prideaux Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Square | — |
| 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 | Vehicle crime | Tasman Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hubert Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockwell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Medwin Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Irving Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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