Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 25.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 4.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Union Road area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Stockwell East , and the 44th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Road (SW4 6JS) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% lower than the Stockwell East average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Road (SW4 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Albion Avenue. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Union Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jeffrey'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southville Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Dennis Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Singer Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Jeffrey'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Timber Mill Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buxton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Chelsham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chelsham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Larkhall Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskell Street —
Apr 2026Public order Houghton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Houghton Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jeffrey'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clapham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaskell Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Houghton Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Union Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dennis Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Union Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sibella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelman Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Union Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fergusson Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fergusson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Grove —
Apr 2026Other theft Fergusson Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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