Total Crime Rate

262.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.5 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 262.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 111.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 89.9 10/10
  • Public order 46.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Other theft 21.6 10/10
  • Robbery 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 27th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Borough & Bankside , and the 160th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

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 (SE1 7QW) in the last 12 months was 262.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Borough & Bankside average (454.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 111.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambeth Road (SE1 7QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gray Street, where police recorded 117 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lambeth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/93)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dodson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenham Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baylis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Baylis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baylis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs West Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gladstone Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brook Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearman Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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