Total Crime Rate

127.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 127.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ewen Crescent area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 298th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ewen Crescent (SW2 2PE) in the last 12 months was 127.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (91.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ewen Crescent (SW2 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Ethelworth Court. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ewen Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rickard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Estoria Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Atwater Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbots Park
Sep 2025Drugs Abbots Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Papworth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Trees Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bannister Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bannister Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hillworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hillworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tulse Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Charles Haller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Haller Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skiffington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethelworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ethelworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Papworth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Papworth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Craignair Road

Data Sources

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