Crime Rates at Plato Road, London, SW2 5UR

Plato Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Plato Road (SW2 5UR) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plato Road (SW2 5UR), 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.