Crime Rates at Brixton Road, London, SW9 7RA

Brixton Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 154th 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 7RA) in the last 12 months was 206.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brixton Road (SW9 7RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 46 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.