Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 47.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brixton Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 60 local areas in City Centre , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 447 local areas in Preston .

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 Brixton Road (PR1 4NR) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the City Centre average (392.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 183.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 47.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Road (PR1 4NR), the main crime hotspot is near Adelaide Street. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brixton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Trower Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Clara Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montjoly Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Salmon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salmon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grosvenor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clara Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Adelaide Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alexandra Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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