Total Crime Rate

113.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 22.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thorncroft Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 366th highest 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 Thorncroft Street (SW8 2BD) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% lower than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorncroft Street (SW8 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ace Way (85 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thorncroft Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luscombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyvil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wyvil Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyvil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wyvil Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wyvil Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Barnabas Villas
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Mawbey Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Luscombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Luscombe Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ace Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ace Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Ace Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Ace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Mawbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ace Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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