Total Crime Rate
75.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beechdale Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 244th 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 Beechdale Road (SW2 2BN) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beechdale Road (SW2 2BN), 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.
View Crime In Brixton Rush Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Helix Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medora Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fairview Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fairview Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Medora Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Medora Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Medora Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmount Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Saviour'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Saviour'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Saviour'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Elm Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helix Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Somers Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Arodene Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arodene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Calidore Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arodene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wimbart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Brixton Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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