Total Crime Rate

217.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 217.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 64.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Paragon Mews area has the 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 148th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Paragon Mews (SW8 1FU) in the last 12 months was 217.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paragon Mews (SW8 1FU), the main crime hotspot is near Glyn Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paragon Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Carroun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rita Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bolney Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Glyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonnington Square —
Apr 2026Robbery Bonnington Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonnington Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dorset Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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