Total Crime Rate
200.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hartington Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 159th 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 Hartington Road (SW8 2EX) in the last 12 months was 200.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartington Road (SW8 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oval| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wilcox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mawbey Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mawbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bramley Crescent | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wilcox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hemans Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guildford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southville | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southville | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thorncroft Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorncroft Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cowthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Fount Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southville | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Davidson Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Davidson Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Goldsboro' Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Studley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Thorne Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Studley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southville | β |
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