Total Crime Rate

11.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Knight's Hill , and the 15th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Downton Avenue (SW2 3TX) in the last 12 months was 11.7 per 1,000 residents and was 87.7% lower than the Knight's Hill average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

In the area around Downton Avenue (SW2 3TX), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Christchurch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hillside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wavertree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arborfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Keymer Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keymer Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Palace Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tredwell Close 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 2025Bicycle theft Limetree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Limetree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Presentation Mews —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Presentation Mews —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Presentation Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Palace Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Christchurch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tredwell Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downton Avenue —

Data Sources

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