Crime Rates at Brixton Road, London, SW9 7AW

Brixton Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Brixton North , and the 37th 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 7AW) in the last 12 months was 720.1 per 1,000 residents and was 380.5% higher than the Brixton North average (149.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -57.1% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 113 (≈ 229.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Road (SW9 7AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 744 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (271 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.