Total Crime Rate
161.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hurst Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 229th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
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 Hurst Street (SE24 0EH) in the last 12 months was 161.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.2% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hurst Street (SE24 0EH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abbey Mansions Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Herne Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mumford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Mumford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Rymer Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dulwich Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Abbey Mansions Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Herne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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