Crime Rates at Brixton Hill, London, SW2 1RS

Brixton Hill area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 175th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1RS) in the last 12 months was 53.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.2% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Hill (SW2 1RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Saviour'S Road, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jebb Avenue (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.