Total Crime Rate

239.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 239.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Robbery 17.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fentiman Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 124th highest crime rate of 793 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 Fentiman Road (SW8 1JZ) in the last 12 months was 239.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% higher 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 74 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 282.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fentiman Road (SW8 1JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Miles Street. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fentiman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miles Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harleyford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Walberswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walberswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walberswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Heyford Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ely Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ely Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wilkinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wilkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Carroun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Carroun Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oval Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft South Lambeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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