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SW2

Postcode district · Streatham Hill, Brixton Acre Lane, Brixton Rush Common, Brixton Windrush · Lambeth · England

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What is already known about SW2

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Live postcodes
1,036 in SW2
Localities
Streatham Hill, Brixton Acre Lane, Brixton Rush Common, Brixton Windrush
Local authority
Lambeth
Country
England
Centre postcode
SW2 2AW
Postcode-point mapSW2

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Official records around this point

Point sources need one coordinate, so these are anchored on SW2 2AW — the live postcode nearest the centre of the area. They describe that point, not every street. Crime is counted across the whole Brixton Rush Common policing neighbourhood, which is the Police.uk boundary containing SW2 2AW. Each keeps its source, its geography and its limits. Counts are counts: an incident total is not a safety measure, and an empty planning result is not a completed search.

Police.uk · Brixton Rush Common neighbourhood

Recorded incidents

Connected
123records in
July 2026
Anti-social behaviour40
Violence & sexual offences36
Vehicle crime11
Other theft9
Public order7
Theft from the person6

One month of records for the Brixton Rush Common policing neighbourhood — the boundary police.uk itself shows, so this figure should match theirs. Not a year. Locations are anonymised to a nearby street, not an address. Counts are not adjusted for population, visitors or reporting differences and must not be treated as a neighbourhood quality score.

List the 123 records
CategoryRecorded nearLatest outcome
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Appach RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Archbishop's PlaceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Arlingford RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Arodene RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Arodene RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Bristowe CloseNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Brockham DriveNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Brockham DriveNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Brockham DriveNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Brockham DriveNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Brockham DriveNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Craignair RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Crownstone RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dewey LaneNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dewey LaneNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dray GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dray GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dray GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Dudley MewsNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Elm ParkNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Endymion RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Helix GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Helix GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hillworth RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Hillworth RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Holmewood GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kett GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kett GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kett GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kett GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Kett GardensNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Park/open SpaceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Park/open SpaceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Park/open SpaceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Park/open SpaceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Park/open SpaceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Park/open SpaceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Somers PlaceNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near Somers RoadNo outcome published yet
Anti-social behaviourOn or near St Matthew's RoadNo outcome published yet
Bicycle theftOn or near Cossar MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Bicycle theftOn or near Fairview PlaceInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
BurglaryOn or near Appach RoadUnder investigation
BurglaryOn or near Dewey LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
BurglaryOn or near Medora RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
BurglaryOn or near Papworth WayInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Criminal damage & arsonOn or near Craster RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
DrugsOn or near Arungford MewsUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Bailey MewsUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Josephine AvenueUnder investigation
DrugsOn or near Mackie RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
DrugsOn or near Park/open SpaceLocal resolution
Other theftOn or near Appach RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Arlingford RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Calidore CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Cossar MewsInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near Fairmount RoadUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Merredene StreetUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Park/open SpaceUnder investigation
Other theftOn or near Shopping AreaInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Other theftOn or near St Matthew's RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Possession of weaponsOn or near Brockham DriveAwaiting court outcome
Public orderOn or near Brixton Water LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Public orderOn or near Brixton Water LaneUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Charles Haller StreetUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Crownstone RoadAwaiting court outcome
Public orderOn or near Papworth WayUnder investigation
Public orderOn or near Park/open SpaceInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Public orderOn or near Park/open SpaceInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
RobberyOn or near Brockwell Park RowInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Athlone RoadUnder investigation
Theft from the personOn or near Charles Haller StreetInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Dray GardensInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Dray GardensInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Medora RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Theft from the personOn or near Tulse HillInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Athlone RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Calidore CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Claverdale RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Craster RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Deepdene GardensInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Elm ParkInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Harriet Tubman CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Vehicle crimeOn or near Leander RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Mackie RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Vehicle crimeOn or near Trelawn RoadUnder investigation
Vehicle crimeOn or near Trelawn RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Arlingford RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bailey MewsUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bristowe CloseInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bristowe CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Bristowe CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Brixton Water LaneInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Brixton Water LaneUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Brixton Water LaneUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Brockham DriveUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Brockwell Park RowUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Charles Haller StreetUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Craster RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Craster RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Craster RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Crownstone RoadAwaiting court outcome
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Deepdene GardensUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Dewey LaneUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Dewey LaneUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Dewey LaneUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Effra RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Helix GardensUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Helix RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Herbert MewsUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Josephine AvenueUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Kett GardensUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Mackie RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Medora RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Ostade RoadUnable to prosecute suspect
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Papworth WayInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Park/open SpaceUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Redlands WayInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Somers PlaceUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near St Matthew's RoadAwaiting court outcome
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near St Matthew's RoadInvestigation complete; no suspect identified
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Trelawn RoadUnder investigation
Violence & sexual offencesOn or near Tudor CloseUnable to prosecute suspect
Brixton Rush Common on the force site

Planning Data · England

Intersecting designations

Connected
No intersecting record returned

This means only that the postcode point did not intersect the selected Planning Data datasets. It does not mean the property has no planning constraints.

Screened at the postcode point, not a title boundary. Coverage varies by dataset and local planning authority; absence is not a clear result.

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Planning London Datahub · 400 m

Nearby planning applications

Live feed
718applications on record
within 400 m
  1. 28 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Certificate of Lawful Development (Existing) with respect to the confirmation that planning permission ref: 22/01987/FUL, granted under appeal ref: 3317382, was lawfully commenced within the prescribed implementation period.

    1, 4 Brixton Hill Place · SW2 1HJ · 26/02484/LDCE · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  2. 14 August 2026Approved

    Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development (Proposed) with respect to erection of a rear roof dormer extension with the addition of two rooflights to the front roof slope.

    27 Doverfield Road · SW2 5NE · 26/02358/LDCP · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  3. 7 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey ground floor rear extension. Erection of a square infill (corner) at first and second floor (rear outrigger only) with the rendering of rear and part side elevation.

    33 Holmewood Road · SW2 3RP · 26/01852/FUL · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  4. 4 August 2026Application Under Consideration

    Replacement of existing timber windows with new Double-glazed timber windows to the front and rear elevations.

    27-29 Medora Road Development Control Pseudo Street · SW2 2LW · 26/02250/FUL · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  5. 21 July 2026Application Under Consideration

    Submission of details to discharge Schedule 2 Paragraph 1.1 (Communal/Child Play Space Management Plan and the Green Roof Management Plan) of the Section 106 Agreement dated 17.7.2023 associated with planning application ref: 22/01987/FUL (Demolition of the existing buildings and redevelopment of site to provide a H shaped building ranging from 2 - 5 storeys in height comprising 24 self-contained

    1, 4 Brixton Hill Place · SW2 1HJ · 26/02195/S106D · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.
  6. 16 July 2026Application Under Consideration

    Replacement of timber windows and doors with double-glazed timber windows and doors to the front and rear elevations.

    33 Endymion Road · SW2 2BU · 26/02071/FUL · LambethCouncil portal link unavailable in the source.

Applications near the postcode point, newest first — not applications on this property, and not a planning search. Each record originates with the London borough that validated it; the Datahub is the Greater London Authority's collection of those borough feeds, and the borough's own planning register remains the definitive record. Decisions and conditions can change after this snapshot.

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Daily essentials

Supermarkets, pharmacies, healthcare, gyms and libraries mapped near SW2 2AW, ordered by straight-line distance. OpenStreetMap is contributed data: a place missing here is not proof it does not exist, and nothing here confirms opening hours or that a business is still trading.

22everyday places mapped within 1.2 km of the postcode point

Food shopping

6

Supermarkets and convenience stores.

  1. 468 mPhambra Food StoreChale Road, Blenheim Gardens EstateMap ↗
  2. 739 mBrixton Food & WIne27-29, Tulse HillMap ↗
  3. 743 mSainsbury's2, Tulse HillMap ↗
  4. 1.1 kmLidl71-73, Acre LaneMap ↗
  5. 1.2 kmTesco13, Acre LaneMap ↗
  6. 1.2 kmM&S Foodhall142-170, Streatham HillMap ↗

Health

8

Pharmacies, GP surgeries and dentists.

  1. 302 mHillrise Pharmacy230, Brixton HillMap ↗
  2. 508 mDental Laboratory297, Brixton HillMap ↗
  3. 549 mDay Lewis PharmacyBrixton Hill, Blenheim Gardens EstateMap ↗
  4. 562 mStreatham Place SurgeryStreatham Place, Streatham HillMap ↗
  5. 596 mPalace Road SurgeryPalace Road, Streatham HillMap ↗
  6. 781 mBaba Chemist5-7, Tulse HillMap ↗
  7. 1.1 kmClapham Park Group Practice9A, Rathmell DriveMap ↗
  8. 1.1 kmOrchard OrthodonticsBrixton Hill, BrixtonMap ↗

Exercise

0

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools.

Nothing of this kind returned within the radius.

Civic and everyday

8

Libraries, post offices and community buildings.

  1. 154 mElm Park Post OfficeElm Park, Streatham HillMap ↗
  2. 561 mBrixton Hill Post Office104-106, Brixton HillMap ↗
  3. 643 mKnights Youth CentreTierney Road, Streatham HillMap ↗
  4. 783 mSt Martins Library CentreUpper Tulse Hill, St Martins EstateMap ↗
  5. 849 mClapham Park CubeBowie Close, Streatham HillMap ↗
  6. 953 mMosaic ClubhouseMasey Mews, BrixtonMap ↗
  7. 956 mSt Matthew's Estate Tenants & Residents Association HallHicken Road, St Matthew's EstateMap ↗
  8. 1.0 kmWhippersnappersDulwich Road, Herne HillMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Parks and green space

Parks, playgrounds, nature and outdoor sport mapped within 1.5 km of SW2 2AW, ordered by straight-line distance. Distance is not a walking route, and OpenStreetMap says nothing about whether a space is open to the public, its hours or its condition.

11open spaces mapped within 1.5 km of the postcode point

Parks and commons

8

Named parks, commons and village greens open to the public.

  1. 166 mRush CommonBrixton, London Borough of LambethMap ↗
  2. 226 mDumbarton Court Public Open SpaceStreatham Hill, London Borough of LambethMap ↗
  3. 336 mPencil ParkStreatham Hill, London Borough of LambethMap ↗
  4. 876 mPalace Road Nature GardensStreatham Hill, London Borough of LambethMap ↗
  5. 898 mKirkstall GardensStreatham Hill, London Borough of LambethMap ↗
  6. 919 mRush Common Woodland WalkBrixton, London Borough of LambethMap ↗
  7. 975 mBrockwell ParkHerne Hill, London Borough of LambethMap ↗
  8. 1.2 kmSt. Matthew's Church GardensBrixton, London Borough of LambethMap ↗

Playgrounds

1

Children’s play areas mapped as such.

  1. 725 mSand & Water Play AreaBrockwell Park Row, Tulse HillMap ↗

Nature and water

1

Nature reserves, woodland and waterside.

  1. 876 mPalace Road Nature GardensStreatham Hill, London Borough of LambethMap ↗

Outdoor sport

1

Recreation grounds, pitches and courts.

  1. 831 mBMX TrackHerne Hill, London Borough of LambethMap ↗

Places mapped in OpenStreetMap within this distance of the postcode point, measured straight-line, and kept only where the map tags them as the kind of place the heading claims. OpenStreetMap is volunteer-maintained and this search returns the closest matches rather than every one: a short list is not proof that nothing else is there. Distances are not walking routes, and nothing here checks opening hours, whether a surgery is accepting patients, or whether a place is still trading.

Look this place up in detail

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