Total Crime Rate

588.1 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 588.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 298.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.7 9/10
  • Drugs 32.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 26.9 10/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.9 6/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
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

Atlantic Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 43rd 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 Atlantic Road (SW9 8PY) in the last 12 months was 588.1 per 1,000 residents and was 236.0% 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 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.8% 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 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 Atlantic Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Corry Drive
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eaton Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eaton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Eaton Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broughton Drive
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bob Marley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bob Marley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bob Marley Way
Sep 2025Shoplifting Brixton Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brixton Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Brixton Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Geneva Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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