Total Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 34.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 11th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 768 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 5TU) in the last 12 months was 34.1 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Acre Lane (SW2 5TU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acre Lane, where police recorded 84 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.

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Crime Over Time in Acre Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ducie Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kildoran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tintern Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathleven Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathleven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathleven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acre Lane —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Corrance Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ducie Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Raeburn Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenelg Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tintern Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tintern Street —
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Data Sources

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