Crime Rates at Guildford Road, London, SW8 2DL

Guildford Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 368th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Guildford Road (SW8 2DL) in the last 12 months was 110.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1000.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Guildford Road (SW8 2DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 386 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stockwell (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.