Total Crime Rate
389.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
136.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sudbourne Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 76th 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 Sudbourne Road (SW2 5AE) in the last 12 months was 389.3 per 1,000 residents and was 137.7% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 136.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sudbourne Road (SW2 5AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bucknell Close, where police recorded 116 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brixton Acre Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bucknell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medwin Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glanville Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glanville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glanville Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bucknell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bucknell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winslade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horsford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lambert Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Belvedere Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raeburn Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Winslade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Winslade Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tintern Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
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