Total Crime Rate
1676.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vauxhall Grove area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 10th 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 Vauxhall Grove (SW8 1TA) in the last 12 months was 1676.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1159.0% higher than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 227 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 72.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 243 (≈ 542.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vauxhall Grove (SW8 1TA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 272 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oval| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vauxhall Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Mews | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ebbisham Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | St Oswald'S Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vauxhall Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vauxhall Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall | Under investigation |
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