Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 116.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lanercost Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 349th highest 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 Lanercost Close (SW2 3DS) in the last 12 months was 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher than the Knight's Hill average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lanercost Close (SW2 3DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 130 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ethelworth Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lanercost Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scoles Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Jemma Knowles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jemma Knowles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Neil Wates Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neil Wates Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Neil Wates Crescent
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hardel Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary High Trees Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jemma Knowles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hardel Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbots Park
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Skiffington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ethelworth Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ethelworth Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Lupin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardel Rise Under investigation

Data Sources

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