Total Crime Rate
162.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Churston Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 224th highest crime rate of 793 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 Churston Close (SW2 3BX) in the last 12 months was 162.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Churston Close (SW2 3BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Perran Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brixton Rush Common| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Scoles Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neil Wates Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jemma Knowles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jemma Knowles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kinfauns Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinfauns Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kinfauns Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Neil Wates Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lanercost Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parade Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Trees | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Trees | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Trees | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Trees | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parade Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jemma Knowles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lanercost Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ethelworth Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Perran Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perran Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Perran Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deronda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Deronda Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbess Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
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