Crime Rates at Mervan Road, London, SW2 1DP

Mervan Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 197th 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 Mervan Road (SW2 1DP) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mervan Road (SW2 1DP), the main crime hotspot is near Brixton. Police recorded 744 crimes here, including 168 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.