Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bonnington Square area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 307th lowest 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 Bonnington Square (SW8 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 22.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bonnington Square (SW8 1TQ), the main crime hotspot is near Vauxhall. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bonnington Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rita Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rita Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Laud Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Oswald'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Laud Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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