Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 153.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

High Trees area has the 14th highest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 255th highest crime rate of 768 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 High Trees (SW2 3PS) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% higher than the Brixton Rush Common average (89.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Trees (SW2 3PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ethelworth Court, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Trees (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Trees area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Neil Wates Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ethelworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ethelworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ethelworth Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bannister Close
Apr 2026Public order Ethelworth Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bannister Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road
Apr 2026Public order Lanercost Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanercost Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Papworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Papworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Papworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemma Knowles Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coburg Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Scoles Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarrett Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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