Total Crime Rate
673.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Porden 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 5SA) 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 (≈ 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 5SA), 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.
View Crime In Brixton Acre Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bythorn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bythorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bythorn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Marlborough Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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