Crime Rates at Cobbett Street, London, SW8 1AG

Cobbett Street area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 306th lowest 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 Cobbett Street (SW8 1AG) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobbett Street (SW8 1AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Portland Grove, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampson Way (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.