Crime Rates at South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1RL

South Lambeth 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 South Lambeth Road (SW8 1RL) 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 South Lambeth Road (SW8 1RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parry Street, where police recorded 291 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauxhall (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.