Total Crime Rate

8.9 per 1,000 1/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 8.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • 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
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Helix Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Helix Road (SW2 2JT) in the last 12 months was 8.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.9% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 4.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -92.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Helix Road (SW2 2JT), the main crime hotspot is near A204. Police recorded 73 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 Helix Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Medora Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appach Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairview Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Somers Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tudor Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Appach Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Appach Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A204 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leander Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leander Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Leander Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helix Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helix Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Helix Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maplestead Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A204 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medora Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endymion Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endymion Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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