Total Crime Rate

222.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 222.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Talma Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 141st highest crime rate of 793 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 Talma Road (SW2 1AR) in the last 12 months was 222.6 per 1,000 residents and was 144.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (β‰ˆ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Talma Road (SW2 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 302 crimes here, including 118 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Talma Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Electric Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltoun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saltoun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Saltoun Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Saltoun Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Saltoun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Jelf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Electric Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Electric Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Electric Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Electric Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltoun Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Electric Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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