Total Crime Rate
19.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Canterbury Grove area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 41st lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Grove (SE27 0NZ) in the last 12 months was 19.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower than the Knight's Hill average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Canterbury Grove (SE27 0NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broxholm Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knolly'S Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornlaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivymount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portal Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knolly'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cambrian Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Wood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mount Villas | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rockhampton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glennie Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chichester Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knolly'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wolfington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thornlaw Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hainthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hainthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Prioress Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knolly'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Villas | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knolly'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Julian'S Farm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Broxholm Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Broxholm Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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