Total Crime Rate

250.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.0 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 250.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.4 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 21.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.6 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 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

Lansdowne Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Stockwell East , and the 127th highest 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 Lansdowne Way (SW8 1HL) in the last 12 months was 250.6 per 1,000 residents and was 271.4% higher than the Stockwell East average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 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 Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdowne Way (SW8 1HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 382 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockwell (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lansdowne Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A203
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swan Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Clapham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stockwell Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Swan Mews Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Mews Under investigation

Data Sources

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