Total Crime Rate

2385.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 2385.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 521.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 489.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 346.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 285.7 10/10
  • Other theft 135.7 10/10
  • Public order 135.7 10/10
  • Robbery 110.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 92.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 67.9 10/10
  • Burglary 67.9 10/10
  • Drugs 67.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 50.0 10/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
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 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 Brixton Road (SW9 8EA) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Brixton Road (SW9 8EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 634 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (234 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brixton Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Benedict Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Buckner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Buckner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buckner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Buckner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckner Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Buckner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rumsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bernay'S Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Buckner Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vining Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bernay'S Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefields Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefields Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Rumsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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