Total Crime Rate
222.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mervan 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Electric Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantic Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brixton | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Atlantic Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Atlantic Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Atlantic Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Atlantic Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Atlantic Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Atlantic Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlantic Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlantic Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Atlantic Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton Water Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brixton Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton Water Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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