Crime Rates at Rita Road, London, SW8 1JU

Rita Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 327th highest crime rate of 793 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 Rita Road (SW8 1JU) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rita Road (SW8 1JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Miles Street (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.