Crime Rates at Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RL

Brixton Hill area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 137th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1RL) in the last 12 months was 234.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Brighton Terrace. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.