Crime Rates at Rushcroft Road, London, SW2 1LD

Rushcroft Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rushcroft Road (SW2 1LD) in the last 12 months was 77.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushcroft Road (SW2 1LD), 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.