Total Crime Rate

29.8 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 29.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Kingswood Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 74th 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 Kingswood Road (SW2 4JE) in the last 12 months was 29.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (175.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Road (SW2 4JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tilson Gardens, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doverfield Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kingswood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mullins Place —
Sep 2025Public order Lyham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallis'S Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wallis'S Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallis'S Cottages Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Felsberg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sulina Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons New Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs New Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft B221 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B221 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowater Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Wallis'S Cottages Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Bowater Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Doverfield Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doverfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Doverfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Doverfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Doverfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Doverfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thornbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mullins Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Mullins Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dumbarton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wallis'S Cottages Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Park Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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