Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingswood Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 251st lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kingswood Road (SW2 4JJ) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kingswood Road (SW2 4JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tilson Gardens, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Doverfield Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Clapham Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kingswood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Forster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kings Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brixton Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brixton Hill Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Brixton Hill Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brixton Hill Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilson Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tilson Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Tilson Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dumbarton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dumbarton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dumbarton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Forster Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Brixton Hill Place | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rosebery Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Felsberg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Ashby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Ashby Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Ashby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | John Ashby Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wingford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wingford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Saxby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Lyham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyham Road | Under investigation |
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