Total Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hayter Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hayter Road (SW2 5AR) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hayter Road (SW2 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Saviour'S Road, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (43 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 | Violence and sexual offences | St Matthew'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Brixton Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brixton Hill | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Brixton Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bucknell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Baytree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Baytree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Baytree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Buckner Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Buckner Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Saviour'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Saviour'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | St Saviour'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bucknell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bucknell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kett Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Trinity Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Trinity Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
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