Crime Rates at Rosedene Avenue, London, SW16 2LS

Rosedene Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Rosedene Avenue (SW16 2LS) in the last 12 months was 31.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 15.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rosedene Avenue (SW16 2LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mountearl Gardens, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hailsham Avenue (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.