Total Crime Rate
173.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stockwell Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 198th 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 Stockwell Road (SW9 9SU) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -90.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (β 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stockwell Road (SW9 9SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 634 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (234 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Romero Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stockwell Park Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Romero Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Romero Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Moat Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Moat Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pulross Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
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