Crime Rates at Lambeth Road, London, SE1 7QW

Lambeth Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 121st 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 7QW) in the last 12 months was 298.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 115.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambeth Road (SE1 7QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lambeth North, where police recorded 101 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cosser Street (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.