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

York Hill 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 York Hill (SE27 0BX) 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 York Hill (SE27 0BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in York Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nettlefold Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dalton Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ebury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ulverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saints Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penrith Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nettlefold Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolfington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ullswater Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Devane Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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