Total Crime Rate

169.0 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 169.0 9/10
  • Other theft 31.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 28.2 10/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Brighton Terrace area has the 31st highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 208th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brighton Terrace (SW9 8DJ) in the last 12 months was 169.0 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -95.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -70.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brighton Terrace (SW9 8DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Brixton. Police recorded 634 crimes here, including 183 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Brighton Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Rushcroft Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2217 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A2217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A2217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A2217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting A2217 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A2217 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2217 —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Buckner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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