Total Crime Rate

203.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 203.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 66.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lanercost Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 165th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lanercost Road (SW2 3DR) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 109.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 66.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lanercost Road (SW2 3DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near High Trees (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lanercost Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemma Knowles Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemma Knowles Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Neil Wates Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsmead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lanercost Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanercost Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardel Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigham Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardel Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coburg Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coburg Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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