Crime Rates at Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RL

Brixton Hill area has the 24th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 156th highest crime rate of 793 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 1RL) in the last 12 months was 205.1 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Brighton Terrace. Police recorded 156 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.