Total Crime Rate

236.0 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 236.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.3 9/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Albion Avenue area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stockwell East , and the 129th 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 Albion Avenue (SW8 2AH) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 251.0% higher than the Stockwell East average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 90.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albion Avenue (SW8 2AH), the main crime hotspot is near Albion Avenue. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Albion Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Smedley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Barry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Barry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shamrock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Portslade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Portslade Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Stone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Portslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Smedley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shamrock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Smedley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Smedley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portslade Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wandsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kelman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kelman Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Union Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shamrock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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