Total Crime Rate
87.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Gaywood Close area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 39 local areas in Brixton Rush Common , and the 317th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Gaywood Close (SW2 3QN) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% lower 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Gaywood Close (SW2 3QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roupell Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Trees (18 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Christchurch Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athlone Road | 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 | Theft from the person | Christchurch Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roupell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bannister Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bannister Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hillworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athlone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Athlone Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Romanfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | High Trees | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upper Tulse Hill | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Huggins Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxonfield Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Presentation Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Presentation Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Presentation Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Limetree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Limetree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roupell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roupell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | High Trees | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roupell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbots Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Atwater Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rickard Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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