Crime Rate in Brixton Rush Common, ward

Brixton Rush Common has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 2092nd highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 314th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Brixton Rush Common in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Lambeth district average (151.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Brixton Rush Common’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 435 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 47.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -12.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 556 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Brixton Rush Common ward, the main local crime hotspot is near A204. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.