Total Crime Rate

235.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.3 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 235.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 115.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Other theft 23.2 10/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Other crime 11.6 10/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Allen Edwards Drive area has the 12th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 135th highest crime rate of 768 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 Allen Edwards Drive (SW8 2BL) in the last 12 months was 235.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.1% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Allen Edwards Drive (SW8 2BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Allen Edwards Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/90)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wilcox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Pond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorparch Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Southville Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Viceroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Viceroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viceroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wilcox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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