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

South Lambeth Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 289th lowest crime rate of 768 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 1XR) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Lambeth Road (SW8 1XR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 382 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockwell (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.