Total Crime Rate
98.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Glenelg Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 379th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glenelg Road (SW2 5JU) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (β 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glenelg Road (SW2 5JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acre Lane, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prague Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brixton Acre Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Acre Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Holm Oak Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Flutemakers Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Flutemakers Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandmere Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Winslade Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandmere Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sandmere Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandmere Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branksome Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branksome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Branksome Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Branksome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strathleven Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kildoran Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sudbourne Road | Under investigation |
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