Total Crime Rate
114.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kett Gardens 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 Kett Gardens (SW2 1SR) 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 Kett Gardens (SW2 1SR), 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.
View Crime In Brixton Acre Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Appach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brixton Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton Water Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crownstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crownstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crownstone Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthew'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Matthew'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Matthew'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Horsford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Appach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Appach Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Appach Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baytree Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Saviour'S Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Saviour'S Road | Under investigation |
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