Total Crime Rate

89.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 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 89.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • 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
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kingsmead Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 304th lowest crime rate of 768 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 3JB) in the last 12 months was 89.0 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsmead Road (SW2 3JB), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Road. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsmead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lanercost Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Probyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knolly'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigham Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Knolly'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsmead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Probyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanercost Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hillside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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