Total Crime Rate
166.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
81.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brixton Hill area has the 37th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 222nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1QS) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.7% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Saviour'S Road, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brixton Hill (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brixton Acre Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Saviour'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arodene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arodene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Helix Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Saviour'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Saviour'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helix Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Porden Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvedere Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arodene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bucknell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucknell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucknell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucknell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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