Total Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Kings 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.
View Crime In Clapham Common & Abbeville| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dryden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magnolia Place | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Linom Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Bicycle theft | Margate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandrell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Theft from the person | Simkins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simkins Close | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Simkins Close | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Glenelg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Kildoran Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kildoran Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holm Oak Mews | — |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Holm Oak Mews | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Holm Oak Mews | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magnolia Place | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prague Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magnolia Place | — |
| Mar 2026 | Theft from the person | Tremadoc Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Burglary | Bedford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Flutemakers Mews | — |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Flutemakers Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Haselrigge Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Kings Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plato Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plato Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Strathleven Road | — |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strathleven Road | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prague Place | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kepler Road | — |
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