Total Crime Rate

124.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 124.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Haycroft Road area has the 54th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 327th highest crime rate of 768 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 Haycroft Road (SW2 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haycroft Road (SW2 5HZ), 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 Prague Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Haycroft Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Horsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathleven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathleven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corrance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stewart'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Weld Works Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathleven Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Saviour'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs St Saviour'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raeburn Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kildoran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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