Total Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Effra 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.

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Crime Over Time in Effra Parade area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B223
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marcus Garvey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B223
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Corry Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corry Drive
Apr 2026Theft from the person Marcus Garvey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marcus Garvey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marcus Garvey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Eaton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Effra Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spenser Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marcus Garvey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spenser Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Leeson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spenser Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leeson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerleyton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B223 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bob Marley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime B223 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order B223 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Marcus Garvey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Marcus Garvey Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Railton Road
Apr 2026Other theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jelf Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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