Total Crime Rate

154.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 154.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.8 7/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Carroun Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 252nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Carroun Road (SW8 1JS) in the last 12 months was 154.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carroun Road (SW8 1JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebbisham Drive, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dorset Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Carroun Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Paragon Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ebbisham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kibworth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claylands Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Claylands Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carroun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Percival Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebbisham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dorset Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Close 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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