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

South Lambeth Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 331st lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Lambeth Road (SW8 1UJ) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 32.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Lambeth Road (SW8 1UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 386 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockwell (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.