Total Crime Rate
222.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Probert 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 Probert Road (SW2 1BW) 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 (≈ 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 Probert Road (SW2 1BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vining Street, where police recorded 197 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brixton (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Vining Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A2217 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eaton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Eaton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eaton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Somerleyton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A2217 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rushcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marcus Garvey Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marcus Garvey Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marcus Garvey Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marcus Garvey Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marcus Garvey Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rushcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A2217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | A2217 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rushcroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saltoun Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bob Marley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saltoun Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saltoun Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Saltoun Road | — |
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