Total Crime Rate

673.9 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 673.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.8 10/10
  • Drugs 105.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 92.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 77.8 10/10
  • Other theft 71.3 10/10
  • Public order 43.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.7 10/10
  • Robbery 25.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
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

Porden Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 39th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porden Road (SW2 5RT) in the last 12 months was 673.9 per 1,000 residents and was 285.0% 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 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 116 (β‰ˆ 250.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porden Road (SW2 5RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 495 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (180 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Porden Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Rushcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A2217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sudbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Torrens Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Torrens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tunstall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A2217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shannon Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order A2217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2217 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 A2217 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baytree Road β€”

Data Sources

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