Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.7 4/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bonnington Square area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bonnington Square (SW8 1TQ) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% lower than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bonnington Square (SW8 1TQ), 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 Bonnington Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/127)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lawn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carroun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebbisham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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