Total Crime Rate
264.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Effra Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 108th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Effra Road (SW2 1BZ) in the last 12 months was 264.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Effra Road (SW2 1BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 495 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (180 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brixton | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Electric Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Electric Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Electric Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Electric Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Electric Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton | Under investigation |
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