Total Crime Rate

133.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 133.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 9.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.7 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Other 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

Brixton Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 288th highest crime rate of 793 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 7AD) in the last 12 months was 133.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% lower than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Road (SW9 7AD), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 406 crimes here, including 234 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brixton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingleborough Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rossiter Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aytoun Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aytoun Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aytoun Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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