Crime Rates at Brixton Road, London, SW9 6LJ

Brixton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Myatt's Fields , and the 91st highest crime rate of 793 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 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 318.2 per 1,000 residents and was 202.5% higher than the Myatt's Fields average (105.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Road (SW9 6LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gosling Way, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Robsart Street (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.