Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 92.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 19.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Avenue area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 322nd lowest crime rate of 769 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 Kings Avenue (SW4 8BE) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (166.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Avenue (SW4 8BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Simkins Close, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prague Place (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Dryden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Magnolia Place
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Linom Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Bicycle theft Margate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandrell Road Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Theft from the person Simkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Simkins Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Simkins Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Glenelg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Other theft Kildoran Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Kildoran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Holm Oak Mews
Mar 2026Burglary Holm Oak Mews Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Holm Oak Mews Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Magnolia Place
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Magnolia Place
Mar 2026Theft from the person Tremadoc Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Burglary Bedford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Awaiting court outcome
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Flutemakers Mews
Mar 2026Shoplifting Flutemakers Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Haselrigge Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Kings Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Vehicle crime Plato Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Plato Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathleven Road
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathleven Road Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Kepler Road

Data Sources

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