data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearMay '24 – Apr '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24
YoY +14%
ASB
19
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
7
YoY stable
Burglary
1
YoY -67%
Criminal damage
12
YoY +300%
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
1 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
85
incidents · Apr '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 2,018
White Brit.53.8%
Other White15.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group5.8%
African5.2%
Caribbean5.2%
+ 7 other groups · 14.4%
Religion
Total residents: 2,021
No religion55.2%
Christian33.0%
Not answered7.0%
Muslim2.3%
Jewish1.4%
+ other · 1.1%
Age groups
Total residents: 2,018
25–3441.2%
35–4918.6%
50–6413.0%
20–2410.3%
65–744.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 12.6%
Households
Total households: 932
Other26.9%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over25.1%
Cohabiting couple family: No children16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children6.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children5.3%
+ 8 other households · 20.5%
Administrative Information
Lambeth
Local Authority
Council Area
Clapham and Brixton Hill E14001175
Constituency
E14001175
Metropolitan Police
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Brixton Acre Lane
Constituency code
E14001175
EU Electoral Region
London
Parish
Lambeth, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Lambeth
Health & NHS
London
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS Scotland
South East London
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
London
NHS Region
London
Integrated Care Board
NHS South East London Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Lambeth
Sub ICB Location
NHS South East London ICB - 72Q
Cancer Alliance
South East London
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Lambeth 020A E01003018
E01003018
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 020 E02000637
E02000637
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Lambeth 020A E01003018
E01003018
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Lambeth 020 E02000637
E02000637
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:44 AM
Sunrise
8:15 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:44 AM
Sunset (today)
8:15 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode SW2 5HW introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 12382
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01003018 and MSOA E02000637 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode SW2 5HW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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