Crime Rate in Stockwell West & Larkhall, ward

Stockwell West & Larkhall has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in Lambeth district and the 1846th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 340th highest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Stockwell West & Larkhall in the last 12 months was 98.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower than the Lambeth district average (150.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Stockwell West & Larkhall’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 441 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 12 cases , up 71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 571 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Stockwell West & Larkhall ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Levehurst Way, with 156 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Stockwell (56 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.