Total Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 28.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.3 2/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hayter Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 52nd 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 5AU) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.9% 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 Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayter Road (SW2 5AU), 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 Supermarket (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hayter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Brixton Hill Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bucknell Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stewart'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bucknell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ducie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ducie Street —
Apr 2026Drugs St Saviour'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weld Works Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Saviour'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Saviour'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Saviour'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Saviour'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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