Total Crime Rate

993.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 993.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 443.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 126.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.6 10/10
  • Robbery 84.5 10/10
  • Other theft 59.9 10/10
  • Public order 52.8 10/10
  • Drugs 35.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.2 7/10
  • Burglary 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St George Wharf area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 17th 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 St George Wharf (SW8 2FD) in the last 12 months was 993.0 per 1,000 residents and was 645.7% higher than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 126 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 264.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 478.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St George Wharf (SW8 2FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parry Street, where police recorded 291 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauxhall (73 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St George Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/164)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Other theft Trenchold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Miles Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trenchold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trenchold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trenchold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trenchold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Vauxhall Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Miles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Goding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parry Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Bridgefoot Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bridgefoot Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 164

Data Sources

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