Total Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 141.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 42.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.4 10/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lambeth Road area has the 50th highest crime rate of 104 local areas in Broad Green , and the 231st highest crime rate of 1,070 local areas in Croydon .

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 Lambeth Road (CR0 3LS) in the last 12 months was 141.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% lower than the Broad Green average (181.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambeth Road (CR0 3LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 245 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Road (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lambeth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastney Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leighton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albion Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Longley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sumner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sumner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sumner Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sumner Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hatton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Eastney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bute Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastney Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastney Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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