Total Crime Rate

873.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 873.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 397.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.1 10/10
  • Other theft 70.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.9 10/10
  • Robbery 59.9 10/10
  • Drugs 38.7 10/10
  • Public order 38.7 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 24.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.1 10/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

St George Wharf area has the 4th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 25th 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 St George Wharf (SW8 2FF) in the last 12 months was 873.2 per 1,000 residents and was 571.6% higher than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 113 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 204.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 453.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St George Wharf (SW8 2FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 239 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauxhall (79 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Vauxhall

Crime Over Time in St George Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/163)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Vauxhall Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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