Total Crime Rate

57.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 57.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Athlone Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 163rd 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 Athlone Road (SW2 2DU) in the last 12 months was 57.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower than the Brixton Rush Common average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Athlone Road (SW2 2DU), the main crime hotspot is near A204. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Athlone Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Tulse Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bannister Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gaywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gaywood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Craignair Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Craignair Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mackie Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bannister Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tulse Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Athlone Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A204 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charles Haller Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bristowe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Papworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Papworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brockwell Park Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athlone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Saxonfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Medora Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Medora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Medora Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxonfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Medora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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