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

Brixton Road 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 Brixton Road (SW9 8EN) 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 Brixton Road (SW9 8EN), 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 Brixton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/355)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 355

Data Sources

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