Total Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Effra Parade area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 768 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 1PR) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Brixton Rush Common average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Effra Parade (SW2 1PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spenser Road, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B223 (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B223 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spenser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marcus Garvey Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B223 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Corry Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Corry Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Marcus Garvey Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eaton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eaton Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Effra Parade | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spenser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spenser Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leeson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Leeson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spenser Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leeson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Somerleyton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B223 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bob Marley Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chaucer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B223 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | B223 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marcus Garvey Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Marcus Garvey Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Railton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jelf Road | Under investigation |
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