Total Crime Rate
668.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lambeth Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 35th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lambeth Road (SE1 6HT) in the last 12 months was 668.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (490.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 155.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lambeth Road (SE1 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near Webber Street. Police recorded 157 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Borough & Bankside| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pearman Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | West Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lambeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lambeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lambeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lambeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | King James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Colnbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Silex Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Davidge Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Milcote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Milcote Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Webber Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webber Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Webber Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Library Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gladstone Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Colnbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Library Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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