Total Crime Rate

117.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 117.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Guildford Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 342nd highest crime rate of 793 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 Guildford Road (SW8 2BX) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% lower than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (β‰ˆ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guildford Road (SW8 2BX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Guildford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Walberswick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilcox Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order A203 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walberswick Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ely Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old South Lambeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old South Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old South Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft South Lambeth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walton Close β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wilcox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wilcox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portland Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mawbey Street β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Portland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Davidson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Davidson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorncroft Street β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Portland Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Portland Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mawbey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mawbey Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allen Edwards Drive β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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