Crime Rates at Kings Avenue, London, SW4 8BL

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 8BL) 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 8BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tilson Gardens, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maple Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.