Total Crime Rate

144.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 144.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 108.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

South Lambeth Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 272nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Lambeth Road (SW8 1QS) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around South Lambeth Road (SW8 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 547 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchold Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Lambeth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/178)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parry Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parry Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trenchold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trenchold Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trenchold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trenchold Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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