Brixton Rush Common vs Shirley South

Brixton Rush Common has a safety score of 10/100 (High Crime) and recorded 14,168 crimes in the last 12 months. Shirley South has a safety score of 7/100 (High Crime) with 1,295 crimes. Brixton Rush Common scores higher on the CrimeRadar safety index.

Brixton Rush Common shows a year-on-year crime trend of -7.9% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Shirley South shows +6.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Brixton Rush Common, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (3,437 incidents). In Shirley South, it is Violent Crime (365 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Brixton Rush Common recorded 3,179 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Shirley South recorded 198. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Brixton Rush Common totalled 3,437 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 365 in Shirley South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Brixton Rush Common recorded 15,376 crimes (now 14,168, a change of -7.9%). Shirley South recorded 1,216 crimes previously (now 1,295, +6.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Brixton Rush Common has a resolution rate of 35.9% and Shirley South has 35.7%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Brixton Rush Common falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Shirley South is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Brixton Rush Common and Shirley South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.