Crime Rate in Stockwell East, ward

Stockwell East has the 4th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 3569th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 142nd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stockwell East in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 55.2% lower than the Lambeth district average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stockwell East’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 228 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 6 cases , down -70.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 294 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stockwell East ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 147 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.