Total Crime Rate
66.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Horsford 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 areaβs 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 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Glanville Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dray Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kett Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kett Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kett Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dray Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Dray Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dray Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dray Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dray Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winslade Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Winslade Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Park/Open Space | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bucknell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bucknell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bucknell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bucknell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucknell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucknell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acre Lane | Under investigation |
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