Crime Rates at Valley Road, London, SW16 2AF

Valley Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 30th 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 Valley Road (SW16 2AF) in the last 12 months was 22.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (SW16 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grasmere Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Madeira Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.