Total Crime Rate

496.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

192.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 496.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 192.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 138.2 10/10
  • Drugs 64.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.8 10/10
  • Other theft 47.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 45.4 10/10
  • Public order 28.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Robbery 19.4 10/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
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 9th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 55th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1RE) in the last 12 months was 496.8 per 1,000 residents and was 203.2% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 192.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1RE), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 387 crimes here, including 148 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brixton Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bernay'S Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Porden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Beverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beverstone Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baytree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Baytree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baytree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trinity Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trinity Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Effra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Effra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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