Total Crime Rate

119.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 119.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.7 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lambert Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 112 local areas in Brixton Acre Lane , and the 340th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lambert Road (SW2 5BH) in the last 12 months was 119.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Brixton Acre Lane average (163.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambert Road (SW2 5BH), the main crime hotspot is near Prague Place. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lambert Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Prague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strathleven Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glanville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prague Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Branksome Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ramilles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Ashby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Strathleven Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strathleven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Winslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Strathleven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kildoran Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lambert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prague Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Margate Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Margate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blenheim Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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