Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Kingsmead Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 326th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsmead Road (SW2 3HY) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Knight's Hill average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsmead Road (SW2 3HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broxholm Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsmead Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lanercost Road
Sep 2025Drugs Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lanercost Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kinfauns Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinfauns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kinfauns Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hillside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Knolly'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portal Close
Sep 2025Theft from the person Glennie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broxholm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Leigham Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leigham Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Broxholm Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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