Total Crime Rate

201.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 201.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.4 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knowle Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Brixton North , and the 157th highest crime rate of 793 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 Knowle Close (SW9 0TQ) in the last 12 months was 201.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% higher than the Brixton North average (150.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 131.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knowle Close (SW9 0TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 406 crimes here, including 234 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knowle Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Astoria Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aytoun Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thornton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winans Walk
Sep 2025Other theft Knowle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Knowle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knowle Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ingleborough Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aytoun Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aytoun Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wynne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Rumsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rumsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Rumsey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stockwell Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Wynne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bellefields Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wiltshire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellefields Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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