Crime Rates at Lawn Lane, London, SW8 1UA

Lawn Lane area has the 17th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 190th highest 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 Lawn Lane (SW8 1UA) in the last 12 months was 178.3 per 1,000 residents and was 33.9% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawn Lane (SW8 1UA), 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.