Total Crime Rate

188.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 188.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Robbery 8.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Downton Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 793 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 188.2 per 1,000 residents and was 98.0% higher than the Knight's Hill average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downton Avenue (SW2 3TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hailsham Avenue, where police recorded 40 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 (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keymer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limetree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rosedene Avenue —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Limetree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Presentation Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Presentation Mews —
Sep 2025Drugs Wavertree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Presentation Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tredwell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hitherfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lydhurst Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keymer Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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