Crime Rates at Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1NR

Brixton Hill area has the 53rd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1NR) in the last 12 months was 94.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1NR), the main crime hotspot is near Staplefield Close. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.