Crime Rates at Knights Hill, London, SE27 0HY

Knights Hill area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Gipsy Hill , and the 80th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Hill (SE27 0HY) in the last 12 months was 361.9 per 1,000 residents and was 278.2% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (95.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 147.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Hill (SE27 0HY), 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.