Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Barcombe Avenue area has the 20th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 280th lowest 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 Barcombe Avenue (SW2 3BA) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barcombe Avenue (SW2 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barcombe Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Emsworth Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daysbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Streatham Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Streatham Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mountearl Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyatt Park Road —
Apr 2026Public order Amesbury Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyatt Park Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Emsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Adare Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hailsham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Adare Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pakefield Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pakefield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pakefield Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pakefield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pakefield Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pakefield Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daysbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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