Total Crime Rate

140.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 140.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Valley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 279th 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 Valley Road (SW16 2XT) in the last 12 months was 140.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.7% higher than the Knight's Hill average (97.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (SW16 2XT), the main crime hotspot is near Grasmere Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Caroline Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Milford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Curtis Field Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Belltrees Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Well Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Francis Barber Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Springwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Boswell Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Springwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Boswell Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Harborough Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Boswell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour James Boswell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grasmere Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grasmere Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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