Crime Rates at Josephine Avenue, London, SW2 2JG

Josephine Avenue area has the 41st highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 242nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Josephine Avenue (SW2 2JG) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Josephine Avenue (SW2 2JG), 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 Brixton Hill (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.