Crime Rate in Brixton North, ward

Brixton North has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 612th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 141st highest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brixton North in the last 12 months was 149.9 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% lower than the Lambeth district average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brixton North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 742 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 23 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -23.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 964 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brixton North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hargwyne Street. Police recorded 250 crimes here, including 195 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.