Total Crime Rate

115.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 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 115.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Robbery 8.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Union Grove area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Stockwell East , and the 355th highest crime rate of 768 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 2RT) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% higher than the Stockwell East average (67.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Union Grove (SW8 2RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Minshull Street, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albion Avenue (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Union Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Drugs Belmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larkhall Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Union Grove —
Apr 2026Public order Union Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larkhall Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart'S Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stewart'S Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Carey Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Belmore Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Belmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Belmore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Carey Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Clyston Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Courland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelman Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Kelman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sibella Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Buxton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Smedley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wandsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Robbery Southville Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —

Data Sources

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