Total Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 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 122.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Helix Road 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 Road (SW2 2JS) 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 Road (SW2 2JS), 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 A204 (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Helix Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Road
Apr 2026Public order Fairmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairmount Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Elm Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brixton Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brixton Water Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Medora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arodene Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arodene Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arodene Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Medora Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Medora Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Medora Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Helix Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Endymion Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helix Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Josephine Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Josephine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crownstone Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Crownstone Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Crownstone Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crownstone Road
Apr 2026Robbery Josephine Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Josephine Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leander Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Leander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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