Total Crime Rate

442.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 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 442.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 102.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 52.3 8/10
  • Other theft 45.8 10/10
  • Robbery 22.9 10/10
  • Public order 19.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.7 10/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.6 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

Exchange Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 65th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Exchange Gardens (SW8 1BP) in the last 12 months was 442.8 per 1,000 residents and was 240.6% higher than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exchange Gardens (SW8 1BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchold Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Exchange Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/153)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Walton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wheatsheaf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bondway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bondway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miles Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miles Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miles Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 153

Data Sources

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