Total Crime Rate
557.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Horseshoe Mews area has the 7th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 47th 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 Horseshoe Mews (SW2 5TH) in the last 12 months was 557.3 per 1,000 residents and was 218.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 154.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horseshoe Mews (SW2 5TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acre Lane, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (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 | Anti-social behaviour | Winslade Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Corrance Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kepler Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Glenelg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenelg Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kildoran Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lambert Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Allardyce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strathleven Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Branksome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Branksome Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branksome Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Branksome Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Allardyce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Allardyce Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Haycroft Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferndale Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Solon Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Acre Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Acre Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Plato Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Simkins Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Corrance Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Simkins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tintern Street | Under investigation |
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