Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 77.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Drugs 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Royal Circus area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 253rd 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 Royal Circus (SE27 0LT) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Royal Circus (SE27 0LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolfington Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knolly'S Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Royal Circus area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Hainthorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harpenden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franklin Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wolfington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Wood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lansdowne Wood Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prioress Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Prioress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waldeck Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hainthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolfington Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chartham Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Selsdon Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Egremont Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ivymount Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Knolly'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dodbrooke Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knolly'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saints Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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