Total Crime Rate

2933.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

812.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 2933.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 812.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 643.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 455.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 421.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 407.1 10/10
  • Drugs 206.3 10/10
  • Other theft 198.9 10/10
  • Robbery 176.6 10/10
  • Public order 169.1 10/10
  • Burglary 65.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 48.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 48.3 10/10
  • Other crime 24.2 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.2 10/10
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

Rushcroft Road area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 2nd 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 Rushcroft Road (SW2 1JP) in the last 12 months was 2933.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1857.4% higher than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 346 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 64.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 437 (≈ 812.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushcroft Road (SW2 1JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 744 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (271 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Brixton Windrush

Crime Over Time in Rushcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/285)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Electric Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Electric Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Canterbury Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Electric Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Electric Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixton —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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