Crime Rates at Hartington Road, London, SW8 2HR

Hartington Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hartington Road (SW8 2HR) in the last 12 months was 64.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Road (SW8 2HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 547 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchold Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.