Crime Rates at Old South Lambeth Road, London, SW8 1XU

Old South Lambeth 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 Old South Lambeth Road (SW8 1XU) 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 Old South Lambeth Road (SW8 1XU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 315 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchold Street (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.