Total Crime Rate

156.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 156.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Clapham Common & Abbeville , and the 244th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Avenue (SW12 0BA) in the last 12 months was 156.8 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% higher than the Clapham Common & Abbeville average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Avenue (SW12 0BA), the main crime hotspot is near Tilson Gardens. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Radbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft New Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowie Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lexton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lexton Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lexton Gardens —
Apr 2026Public order Lexton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenbury Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenbury Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tenbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft New Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mullins Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilson Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tilson Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Tilson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forster Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Forster Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Forster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dragmore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tenbury Court —
Apr 2026Burglary Brickfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Andrews Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Emmanuel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plummer Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Plummer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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