Total Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 121.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.5 6/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brixton Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Myatt's Fields , and the 336th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brixton Road (SW9 6EE) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher than the Myatt's Fields average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Road (SW9 6EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gosling Way, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southey Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brixton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Gosling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Perseverance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gosling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gosling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mowll Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gosling Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Russell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perseverance Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vassall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gosling Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minerva Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Russell Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chryssell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minerva Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Vassall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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