Total Crime Rate
87.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wolfington Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 299th 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 Wolfington Road (SE27 0RH) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% lower than the Knight's Hill average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wolfington Road (SE27 0RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knight'S Hill Square, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nettlefold Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knight's Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Uffington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wolfington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prioress Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Wood Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lansdowne Wood Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lansdowne Wood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Franklin Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Franklin Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Franklin Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Franklin Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Franklin Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Franklin Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wolfington Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Waldeck Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lansdowne Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansdowne Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Devane Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knight'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nettlefold Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nettlefold Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Knights Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Knights Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knight'S Hill Square | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Prioress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nettlefold Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chartham Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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