Total Crime Rate

131.3 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 131.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Union Grove area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Stockwell East , and the 292nd highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Union Grove (SW8 2RS) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher than the Stockwell East average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (β‰ˆ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Grove (SW8 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Avenue (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Union Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courland Grove β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Carey Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minshull Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Thessaly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thessaly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thessaly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Union Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Union Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courland Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courland Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carey Gardens β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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