Total Crime Rate

644.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 644.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 253.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.6 10/10
  • Drugs 59.7 10/10
  • Burglary 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 32.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 23.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.9 10/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Atlantic Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 40th highest crime rate of 768 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 Atlantic Road (SW9 8PY) in the last 12 months was 644.8 per 1,000 residents and was 293.6% higher than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 140.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Atlantic Road (SW9 8PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brixton, where police recorded 744 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (271 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Atlantic Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/270)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Further/Higher Educational Building Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushcroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushcroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Electric Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Electric Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Electric Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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