Total Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 78.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.4 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Mount Villas area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 265th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Villas (SE27 0NU) in the last 12 months was 78.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Villas (SE27 0NU), 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 Mount Villas area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ebury Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nettlefold Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ebury Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ulverstone Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Culzean Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Penrith Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wolfington Road
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ullswater Road Action to be taken by another organisation
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 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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