Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.1 10/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 1DS) 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 1DS), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Mervan Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/234)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Effra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Effra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kellett Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kellett Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltoun Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bailey Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushcroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Electric Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Electric Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Electric Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Electric Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A2217 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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