Total Crime Rate

222.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mervan 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 Mervan Road (SW2 1DT) 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 Mervan Road (SW2 1DT), the main crime hotspot is near Brixton. Police recorded 634 crimes here, including 183 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mervan Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brixton Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brixton Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brixton Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Atlantic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Atlantic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Brixton Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Atlantic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Atlantic Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Atlantic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Atlantic Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlantic Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlantic Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Atlantic Road —
Sep 2025Public order Brixton Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixton Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixton Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brixton Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brixton Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brixton Water Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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