Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 131.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beechdale Road area has the 51st highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 302nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beechdale Road (SW2 2BE) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beechdale Road (SW2 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Saviour'S Road, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jebb Avenue (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beechdale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Leander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Medora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Saviour'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Saviour'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Saviour'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Saviour'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Saviour'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Medora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Medora Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Medora Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Fairview Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairview Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Brixton Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixton Hill
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Somers Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brixton Hill
Apr 2026Robbery Josephine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helix Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helix Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Josephine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Josephine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Calidore Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Josephine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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