Total Crime Rate

53.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 53.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 3.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Palace Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 144th 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 Palace Road (SW2 3LB) in the last 12 months was 53.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palace Road (SW2 3LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillside Road, where police recorded 39 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 Palace Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemma Knowles Close —
Apr 2026Public order High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarrett Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Northstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jemma Knowles Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knolly'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knolly'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Neil Wates Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lanercost Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lanercost Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kingsmead Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigham Vale Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Trees Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbots Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Probyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardel Rise Under investigation
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 Hardel Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Probyn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Park —
Apr 2026Other theft Palace Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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