Total Crime Rate
122.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Helix Gardens area has the 55th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 330th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Helix Gardens (SW2 2JP) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Helix Gardens (SW2 2JP), 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.
View Crime In Brixton Rush Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brixton Water Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Endymion Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Josephine Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Josephine Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Helix Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helix Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Helix Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beverstone Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Endymion Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Endymion Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Josephine Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Matthew'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Matthew'S Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Matthew'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthew'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brixton Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Josephine Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kett Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beverstone Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fairmount Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairmount Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Elm Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arodene Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Arodene Road | — |
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