Crime Rates at Stockwell Road, London, SW9 9TH

Stockwell Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 54th 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 Stockwell Road (SW9 9TH) in the last 12 months was 502.5 per 1,000 residents and was 206.8% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 146.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockwell Road (SW9 9TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 373 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hargwyne Street (195 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.