Total Crime Rate
60.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Effra Parade area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 793 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 Effra Parade (SW2 1PG) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.5% lower than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Effra Parade (SW2 1PG), the main crime hotspot is near B223. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brixton Rush Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Leeson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marcus Garvey Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Leeson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Leeson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Effra Parade | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marcus Garvey Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Leeson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marcus Garvey Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barnwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Marcus Garvey Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Railton Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marcus Garvey Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Geneva Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Leeson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bob Marley Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalberg Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B223 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bob Marley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bob Marley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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