Total Crime Rate

170.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 170.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Other theft 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.6 10/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 11.8 9/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Downton Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 209th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downton Avenue (SW2 3TT) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downton Avenue (SW2 3TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Arborfield Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Presentation Mews (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosedene Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wavertree Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kingsmead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosedene Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Presentation Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tredwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Tredwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tredwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tredwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Palace Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normanhurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coburg Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mount Nod Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christchurch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hillside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hailsham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barcombe Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklade Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coburg Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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