Crime Rates at Acre Lane, London, SW2 5TX

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 5TX) 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 5TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Acre Lane, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prague Place (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.