Total Crime Rate

348.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 348.4 10/10
  • Other theft 123.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 105.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 60.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Burglary 12.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Acre Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 85th 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 Acre Lane (SW2 5SP) in the last 12 months was 348.4 per 1,000 residents and was 112.6% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acre Lane (SW2 5SP), the main crime hotspot is near Brighton Terrace. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 62 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acre Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucknell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Beta Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Buckner Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Bythorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Belvedere Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Horsford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allardyce Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glendall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glendall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Brighton Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brighton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baytree Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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