Total Crime Rate

90.4 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 90.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bailey Mews area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 336th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bailey Mews (SW2 1LR) in the last 12 months was 90.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bailey Mews (SW2 1LR), the main crime hotspot is near Rushcroft Road. Police recorded 144 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bailey Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cossar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brixton Water Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dalberg Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dewey Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixton Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixton Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brixton Water Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Brixton Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dewey Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cossar Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Jelf Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arungford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saltoun Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Saltoun Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crownstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crownstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushcroft Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Saltoun Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Rushcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morval Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trelawn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trelawn Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushcroft Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushcroft Road β€”

Data Sources

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