Crime Rates at Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1HE

Brixton Hill area has the 49th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 286th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1HE) in the last 12 months was 134.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1HE), the main crime hotspot is near Jebb Avenue. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.