Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 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 123.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brixton Water Lane area has the 54th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 319th highest 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 Brixton Water Lane (SW2 1PB) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (β‰ˆ 48.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Water Lane (SW2 1PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton Hill, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dray Gardens (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brixton Water Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arungford Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Helix Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Brixton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brixton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Brixton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brixton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixton Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arlingford Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Arlingford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arlingford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Brixton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixton Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trelawn Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Morval Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Morval Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Appach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appach Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appach Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trelawn Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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