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Brixton Acre Lane · Lambeth

Brixton Acre Lane: your neighbourhood

Brixton Acre Lane electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 63% here, compared with 56.3% across Lambeth (6.8 percentage points higher).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 36% here, compared with 31% across Lambeth (5 percentage points higher).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association: 30% here, compared with 34% across Lambeth (3.3 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

7.5%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

1,138 out of 15,251.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

605 out of 15,252.

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People counted in the census

15,251

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

15,251 out of 15,251.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

63%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

8,676 out of 13,767.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

46.7%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

3,087 out of 6,617.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.7%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

1,041 out of 6,617.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

24.4%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,359 out of 13,748.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

71%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

9,758 out of 13,748.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

552 out of 13,748.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

11%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

1,514 out of 13,767.

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Homes rented privately

36%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,410 out of 6,615.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

6.6%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

910 out of 13,748.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

30%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

2,003 out of 6,615.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.6%

21 March 2021 · Brixton Acre Lane

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

631 out of 13,748.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Brixton Acre Lane ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

1,747 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,892 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Brixton Acre Lane ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 145 mapped crimes in September 2024; 126 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Brixton Acre Lane
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202414550
October 202416264
November 202416150
December 202416626
January 202517433
February 202513928
March 202513936
April 202514344
May 202515262
June 202515552
July 202519544
August 202516167
September 202516346
October 202513526
November 202512933
December 202512828
January 202614627
February 202615926
March 202616624
April 202613325
May 202614451
June 202615568
July 202616380
August 202612675
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Brixton Acre Lane
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime496
other theft196
vehicle crime185
drugs142
shoplifting133
public order119
theft from the person117
burglary103
criminal damage arson89
bicycle theft59
robbery57
other crime37
possession of weapons14
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Lambeth →