Crime Rates at South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1TW

South Lambeth Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 275th lowest crime rate of 793 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 South Lambeth Road (SW8 1TW) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Lambeth Road (SW8 1TW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parry Street, where police recorded 291 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauxhall (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.