Crime Rates at Archbishops Place, London, SW2 2AJ

Archbishops Place area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 121st lowest crime rate of 768 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 Archbishops Place (SW2 2AJ) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Archbishops Place (SW2 2AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton Hill, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Medora Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.