Crime Rates at Meadow Road, London, SW8 1ND

Meadow Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 146th 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 Meadow Road (SW8 1ND) in the last 12 months was 220.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.5% higher than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (SW8 1ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harleyford Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.