Crime Rates at Acre Lane, London, SW2 5RA

Acre Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 88th 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 Acre Lane (SW2 5RA) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Lane (SW2 5RA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 141 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.