Total Crime Rate
2385.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brighton Terrace area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 4th 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 Brighton Terrace (SW9 8DG) in the last 12 months was 2385.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1263.0% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 146 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 207 (β 739.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brighton Terrace (SW9 8DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 495 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (180 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brixton Acre Lane| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brighton Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brighton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brighton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brighton Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brighton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Brighton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brighton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brighton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brighton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Brighton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brighton Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brighton Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brighton Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bythorn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brighton Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stockwell Park Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Brixton | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Brixton | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brixton | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brighton Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bythorn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Brixton | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
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