Total Crime Rate

258.9 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 258.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 48.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.7 9/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • 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

South Lambeth Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 112th highest crime rate of 793 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 South Lambeth Road (SW8 1QU) in the last 12 months was 258.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.4% higher than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 97.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Lambeth Road (SW8 1QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchold Street (62 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 (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trenchold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miles Street —
Sep 2025Public order Ely Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ely Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Aldebert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aldebert Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trenchold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wilkinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wilkinson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolney Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolney Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolney Street —
Sep 2025Public order Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brough Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wheatsheaf Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Guildford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luscombe Way —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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