Total Crime Rate

161.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Clapham Park , and the 236th highest crime rate of 768 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 Kings Avenue (SW4 8BF) in the last 12 months was 161.0 per 1,000 residents and was 124.5% higher than the Clapham Park average (71.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Avenue (SW4 8BF), the main crime hotspot is near Prague Place. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Holm Oak Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lyham Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mandrell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kings Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wingford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Wingford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Holm Oak Mews Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Mayfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Prague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prague Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prague Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Prague Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rosebery Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mullins Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dragmore Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Briarwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Briarwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briarwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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