Total Crime Rate

1698.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

520.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1698.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 549.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 520.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 288.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 169.6 10/10
  • Other theft 160.7 10/10
  • Robbery 151.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.1 9/10
  • Public order 73.7 10/10
  • Other crime 60.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 51.3 10/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
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

Vauxhall Grove area has the highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 9th highest crime rate of 768 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 1TB) in the last 12 months was 1698.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1206.5% 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 246 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 575.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 233 (≈ 520.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vauxhall Grove (SW8 1TB), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 297 crimes here, including 83 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vauxhall Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/197)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Langley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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