Crime Rates at Athlone Road, London, SW2 2DS

Athlone Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Athlone Road (SW2 2DS) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% lower than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athlone Road (SW2 2DS), the main crime hotspot is near A204. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.