Crime Rates at Thornlaw Road, London, SE27 0SH

Thornlaw Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 100th 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 Thornlaw Road (SE27 0SH) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thornlaw Road (SE27 0SH), 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 Devane Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.