Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portal Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 300th lowest crime rate of 793 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 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower than the Knight's Hill average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portal Close (SE27 0BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broxholm Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knolly'S Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Portal Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Knolly'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mount Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prioress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prioress Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broxholm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leigham Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigham Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chichester Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivymount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Glennie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Mount Villas Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Prioress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Villas —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Hill —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harpenden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portal Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrian Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prioress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broxholm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinfauns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinfauns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinfauns Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hainthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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