Total Crime Rate
404.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Harleyford Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 70th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Harleyford Road (SE11 5AX) in the last 12 months was 404.4 per 1,000 residents and was 203.7% higher than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -64.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 104.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harleyford Road (SE11 5AX), the main crime hotspot is near Vauxhall. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oval| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Auckland Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vauxhall | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vauxhall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goding Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashmole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Auckland Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Auckland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Auckland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Auckland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Auckland Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Glyn Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Glyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Vauxhall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Oswald'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kennington Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Durham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glyn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Oval | Under investigation |
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