Knight's Hill, Lambeth: Safety
Safety
Knight's Hill has higher crime rates than the UK average, but it's closer to London levels and things are improving. In 2025, the neighbourhood recorded 112.8 crimes per 1,000 residents — well below London's 204.5 per 1,000, though above the UK average of 88.6 per 1,000. That's pretty typical for a busy part of south London.
The real positive news is what's happening now. Through the first 9 months of 2026, the rate has dropped sharply to 55.2 per 1,000. Most neighbouring areas are seeing the same downward trend, which suggests this is a genuine shift rather than a one-off dip.
Source: police-recorded crime for Knight's Hill ward (Metropolitan Police Service, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Knight's Hill ward: Metropolitan Police Service data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Knight's Hill ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
102.8
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
London region average
130.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Norbury Park
67.8
Higher than
Crystal Palace & Upper Norwood
87.8
Higher than
West Dulwich
81.1
Similar to
Gipsy Hill
95.1
Similar to
St Martin's
100.5
Similar to
Streatham Common & Vale
101
Higher than
Streatham Wells
79.5
Higher than
Streatham Hill East
86.7
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Knight's Hill ward and the London region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences28%24%
- Anti-social behaviour24%21%
- Vehicle crime9%7%
- Other theft8%9%
- Shoplifting7%8%
- Criminal damage and arson7%5%
- Public order5%5%
- Drugs5%5%
- Burglary3%4%
- Robbery2%3%
- Theft from the person1%8%
- Other crime1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%<1%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
