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 85th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Hill (SE27 0HY) in the last 12 months was 340.5 per 1,000 residents and was 246.2% higher than the Gipsy Hill average (98.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 136.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% 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 87 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.