Total Crime Rate

691.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 691.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 187.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 187.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.2 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Public order 37.5 10/10
  • Burglary 31.7 10/10
  • Robbery 31.7 10/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 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 11th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 37th highest crime rate of 769 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 691.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% higher than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 65 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 193.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambeth Road (SE1 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near Webber Street. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lambeth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lancaster Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Silex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thomas Doyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King James Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences King James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaywood Street —
Apr 2026Public order Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaywood Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Thomas Doyle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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