Total Crime Rate
114.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brixton Water Lane area has the 58th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 352nd 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 Water Lane (SW2 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (β 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 161.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brixton Water Lane (SW2 1SJ), 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 Nightclub (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brixton Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beechdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Helix Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton Water Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brixton Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brixton Water Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Torrens Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Torrens Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Beechdale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton Hill | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brixton Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crownstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dray Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Brixton Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
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