Total Crime Rate

1492.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

576.9 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 1492.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 576.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 423.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 284.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 161.5 10/10
  • Other theft 138.5 10/10
  • Burglary 100.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 100.0 10/10
  • Public order 76.9 10/10
  • Robbery 76.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 69.2 10/10
  • Drugs 38.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Exchange Gardens area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 12th 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 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 1492.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1047.8% higher than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 576.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exchange Gardens (SW8 1BQ), 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 (30/161)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenchester Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parry Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Miles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parry Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trenchold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street 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 Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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