Total Crime Rate

65.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Thornlaw Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 229th 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 Thornlaw Road (SE27 0SH) in the last 12 months was 65.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% 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 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wolfington Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Thornlaw Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wolfington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Prioress Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Julian'S Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Devane Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornlaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornlaw Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Casewick Road
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Devane Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Tree Grove
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Tree Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hainthorpe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knight'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prioress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Drugs Prioress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Knight'S Hill Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prioress Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Knight'S Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hainthorpe Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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