Crime Rates at Kingswood Road, London, SW2 4JL

Kingswood Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 121 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 206th 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 Kingswood Road (SW2 4JL) in the last 12 months was 170.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Road (SW2 4JL), 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.