Crime Rates at Portland Grove, London, SW8 1JJ

Portland Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 144th 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 Portland Grove (SW8 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 226.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.3% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Grove (SW8 1JJ), 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.