Total Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 30.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

South Oak Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 75th 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 South Oak Road (SW16 2UD) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Oak Road (SW16 2UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadash Close, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Namba Roy Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Springwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Knolly'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft James Boswell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences James Boswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadash Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadash Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadash Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chestnut Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rockhampton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Harborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Well Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Normington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Well Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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