Total Crime Rate

305.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 305.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 147.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Other theft 24.6 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hargwyne Street area has the 8th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 95th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hargwyne Street (SW9 9RJ) in the last 12 months was 305.4 per 1,000 residents and was 102.8% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 172.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hargwyne Street (SW9 9RJ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Hargwyne Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastcote Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hargwyne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oak Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mordaunt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bythorn Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Bythorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nealden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Landor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Nealden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nealden Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Andalus Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bythorn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hubert Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pulross Road —
Sep 2025Public order Pulross Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pulross Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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