Total Crime Rate

87.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 87.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wolfington Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 314th lowest crime rate of 793 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 0RQ) in the last 12 months was 87.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wolfington Road (SE27 0RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Nettlefold Place. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wolfington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knight'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lansdowne Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lansdowne Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chichester Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knight'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Wolfington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nettlefold Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hainthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloom Grove
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casewick Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornlaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornlaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bloom Grove
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Julian'S Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knight'S Hill Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansdowne Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cambrian Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Devane Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devane Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Norwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Prioress Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prioress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bloom Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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