Total Crime Rate

132.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Britannia Close area has the 50th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 290th highest crime rate of 793 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 Britannia Close (SW4 7NL) in the last 12 months was 132.1 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Britannia Close (SW4 7NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 284 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edgeley Lane (76 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Britannia Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Northbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Carpenter'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aristotle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aristotle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carfax Place
Sep 2025Drugs Carfax Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aristotle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magnolia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Felmersham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Edgeley Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haselrigge Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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