Crime Rates at Atlantic Road, London, SW9 8HX

Atlantic Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 5th 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 Atlantic Road (SW9 8HX) in the last 12 months was 2339.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1453.6% higher than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 205 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 7 cases , up 16.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 348 (≈ 1126.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atlantic Road (SW9 8HX), 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.