Total Crime Rate

217.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 217.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 64.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Robbery 18.0 10/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 15th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 148th highest crime rate of 768 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 217.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% 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 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 152.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Lambeth Road (SW8 1RL), the main crime hotspot is near Vauxhall. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Vauxhall

Crime Over Time in South Lambeth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/171)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heyford Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rita Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old South Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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