Total Crime Rate

112.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 112.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Public order 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Brixton Hill area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 368th highest crime rate of 768 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 Hill (SW2 1QX) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1QX), 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 Nightclub (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brixton Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crownstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baytree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baytree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trinity Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trinity Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Effra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Effra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bucknell Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baytree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brixton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space

Data Sources

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