Total Crime Rate

162.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 162.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lawn Lane area has the 19th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 229th highest crime rate of 768 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 162.8 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Lawn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/115)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rita Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lawn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Langley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heyford Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heyford Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Mews —
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Stanley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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