Total Crime Rate
101.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barcombe Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 391st lowest crime rate of 793 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 3BD) in the last 12 months was 101.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% higher than the Knight's Hill average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (β 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barcombe Avenue (SW2 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wyatt Park Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Presentation Mews (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knight's Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keymer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Wavertree Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Presentation Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lydhurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lydhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Presentation Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arborfield Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Keymer Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palace Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Emsworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Emsworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hillside Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Downton Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Amesbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Emsworth Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hillside Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rosedene Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hitherfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tredwell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tredwell Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mountearl Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mountearl Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Presentation Mews | Under investigation |
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