Total Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 61.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingsmead Road (SW2 3JD) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsmead Road (SW2 3JD), the main crime hotspot is near Hillside Road. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 15 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knolly'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hillside Road 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 2026Vehicle crime Northstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigham Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Knolly'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillside Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tredwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stockfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tredwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tredwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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