Brixton Central
Middle areaCentral Lambeth. 9,100 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Brixton Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Brixton Central
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brixton Central at a rate of 240.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 155.3 per 1,000 people across Lambeth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 569 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 466 |
| Other crime | 373 |
| Theft from the person | 159 |
| Shoplifting | 151 |
| Drug offences | 136 |
| Vehicle crime | 122 |
| Robbery | 78 |
| Burglary | 75 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 61 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Brixton Central compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Brixton Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brixton Central at a rate of 240.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 155.3 per 1,000 people across Lambeth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 200 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brixton Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (569), violence and sexual offences (466) and other crime (373).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Lambeth
These figures are published for the whole of Lambeth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Lambeth and not Brixton Central alone. See Lambeth
Brixton Central in brief
The median price paid for a home in Brixton Central was £571,500 in 2025.
Brixton Central had 9,160 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Brixton Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Brixton Central, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.