Crime Rate in Brixton North, ward

Brixton North has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 640th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 143rd highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brixton North in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.3% higher than the Lambeth district average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brixton North’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 739 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 17 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 47.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -36.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 942 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brixton North ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Hargwyne Street. Police recorded 247 crimes here, including 203 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.