Total Crime Rate

788.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 788.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 631.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Robbery 25.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Burglary 18.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 18.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.1 6/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tradescant Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 29th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tradescant Road (SW8 1XQ) in the last 12 months was 788.7 per 1,000 residents and was 492.4% higher than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 269 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 77.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 373.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tradescant Road (SW8 1XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tradescant Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wilkinson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walberswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walberswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old South Lambeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old South Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old South Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Walberswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolney Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dorset Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dorset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolney Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bolney Street —
Sep 2025Robbery Hampson Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mawbey Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Aldebert Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Aldebert Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thorne Road 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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