Total Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kenchester Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenchester Close (SW8 2TY) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Oval average (133.2 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 40.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenchester Close (SW8 2TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchold Street (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kenchester Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luscombe Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Close β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft South Lambeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rita Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rita Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old South Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Heyford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolney Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolney Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolney Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old South Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wilkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trenchold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mawbey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mawbey Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mawbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Thorne Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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