Crime Rates at Rushcroft Road, London, SW2 1LG

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 1LG) 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 1LG), 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.