Total Crime Rate
57.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Elm Park 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 Elm Park (SW2 2EE) 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 Elm Park (SW2 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Medora Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brixton Rush Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bannister Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Romanfield Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medora Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Medora Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Craignair Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Romanfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Craignair Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Medora Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Athlone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Athlone Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Haller Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tulse Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Gaywood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gaywood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gaywood Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bannister Close | 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 | Upper Tulse Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Papworth Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vibart Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vibart Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Tulse Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Tulse Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ostade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Elm Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Roupell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Papworth Way | Under investigation |
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