Total Crime Rate

340.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

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 340.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.9 10/10
  • Drugs 51.0 10/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Burglary 25.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other crime 18.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 1.8 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

Lambert Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 84th highest crime rate of 793 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 Lambert Road (SW2 5BQ) in the last 12 months was 340.6 per 1,000 residents and was 94.6% higher 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (β‰ˆ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambert Road (SW2 5BQ), 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 Brixton Hill (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lambert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brixton Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brixton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brixton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brixton Hill β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Brixton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kett Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kett Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kett Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Brixton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halliwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halliwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Helix Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brixton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Brixton Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Beverstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Helix Gardens β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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