Crime Rates at Minerva Close, London, SW9 6NZ

Minerva Close area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 220th 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 Minerva Close (SW9 6NZ) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.6% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -15.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minerva Close (SW9 6NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Midnight Avenue, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Grove (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.