Total Crime Rate

98.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portal Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 344th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portal Close (SE27 0BN) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Knight's Hill average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portal Close (SE27 0BN), the main crime hotspot is near Broxholm Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portal Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Wood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigham Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waldeck Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prioress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prioress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Egremont Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Wood Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsmead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivymount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hainthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Knolly'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harpenden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chartham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodbrooke Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knolly'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selsdon Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Hainthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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