Knight's Hill — Neighbourhood Policing Team
Local policing team in the Metropolitan Police Service area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.
Contact the team
- https://x.com/LambethMPS
In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Metropolitan Police Service's online reporting.
Recorded crime — June 2026
146 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.
Compared with May 2026 (138): ▲ 8 (6%) higher. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.
- Violence and sexual offences55 · 38%
- Anti-social behaviour34 · 23%
- Vehicle crime12 · 8%
- Other theft10 · 7%
- Drugs9 · 6%
- Public order7 · 5%
- Robbery7 · 5%
- Burglary6 · 4%
Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.
What happened to reported crimes — June 2026
129 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.
- Unable to prosecute suspect75 · 58%
- Investigation complete; no suspect identified45 · 35%
- Awaiting court outcome8 · 6%
- Local resolution1 · 1%
Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.
Current priorities
Burglary
Officers to regularly patrol the ward, reviewing trends, key times to target patrolling. To conduct cocooning in area's affected. Contact each resident, provide crime prevention advice and offer home security checks. Assist with CCTV checks and identifying offenders
Set: 2026-06-24
Shoplifting and Drug-related ASB Shoplifting/ Theft around West Norwood and Crown Point. Drug use and ASB .
Reduce shoplifiting and enhance engagement with BID team and retailers. Provide reassurance to local buisnesses and residence. Patrol areas where parcel thefts take place . Stop+ search intel led around these crimes and attributed drug offences. The team have been conducting patrols along NORWOOD ROAD SE27, the biggest hot spot in the ward. Officers have used stop and search powers, arrest powers, community protection warnings, and continued the deployment of Operation DIEFFENBACHIA. Officers have successfully arrested and charged shoplifters in order to deter shoplifting in the ward.
Set: 2026-06-24
Motor Vehicle Crime Reduce Theft from and theft of motor vehicles in Knights Hill.
Gather data to create hotspot areas of vehicle crime in the area. Patrol in hotspot areas to detect and deter crime. Reassurance visits and follow ups on vehicle crime. Organise operations using intelligence led policing tactics The team are using data collected from vehicle crime to target our patrols. The Knight’s Hill ward have successfully had a bid approved for funding for Operation FURNESSI and have conducted covert patrols assisted by pursuit officers in order to tackle motor vehicle crime. PCSO’s have continued to search for Lost or Stolen vehicles in order to recover them
Set: 2026-06-24
Public events & surgeries
Community contact session
2026-07-17 · B&Q West Norwood, 304-322 Norwood Road London
Community contact session
2026-07-29 · Sainsbury's Local, 364-366 Norwood Road London
Event listings reflect the last data refresh — check the official team page before attending.
Nearby teams in Metropolitan Police Service
All Metropolitan Police Service neighbourhood teams →Source: data.police.uk API · Licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0 · Fetched 2026-07-13. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with Metropolitan Police Service.