Crime Rates at Brixton Road, London, SW9 6LP

Brixton Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Myatt's Fields , and the 291st highest crime rate of 768 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 Brixton Road (SW9 6LP) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Road (SW9 6LP), 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.