Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 12.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.3 3/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hartington Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 110th lowest crime rate of 793 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 2HS) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hartington Road (SW8 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 489 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ace Way (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hartington Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luscombe Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wilcox Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Wilcox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilcox Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Pascal Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pascal Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Ace Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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