Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 167.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 40.3 7/10
  • Burglary 40.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Priory Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 218th 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 Priory Grove (SW8 2PH) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% higher than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Grove (SW8 2PH), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/73)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Public order Viceroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Viceroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viceroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jeffrey'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jeffrey'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southville Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allen Edwards Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jeffrey'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Priory Grove Under investigation
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Data Sources

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