Crime Rates at Hurst Street, London, SE24 0EG

Hurst Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 69th 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 Hurst Street (SE24 0EG) in the last 12 months was 418.1 per 1,000 residents and was 365.3% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 130.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hurst Street (SE24 0EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 164 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Herne Hill (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.