Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 66.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Horsford Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 793 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 Horsford Road (SW2 5BN) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 62.1% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Horsford Road (SW2 5BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Saviour'S Road, where police recorded 155 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Horsford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Glanville Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dray Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kett Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kett Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kett Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dray Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Dray Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dray Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dray Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dray Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winslade Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Winslade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Park/Open Space Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bucknell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Acre Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Acre Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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