Total Crime Rate

270.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 270.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 88.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 18.6 9/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Myatt's Fields , and the 112th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brixton Road (SW9 6LH) in the last 12 months was 270.7 per 1,000 residents and was 153.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 88.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Road (SW9 6LH), the main crime hotspot is near Aytoun Place. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brixton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lawrence Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winans Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winans Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winans Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winans Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramah Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winans Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winans Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pembry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Knowle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Serenaders Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marcella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evandale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Evandale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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