Total Crime Rate

177.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 177.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 73.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 45.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Robbery 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Wyvil Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 196th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wyvil Road (SW8 2ST) in the last 12 months was 177.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 73.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyvil Road (SW8 2ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ace Way (85 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wyvil Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/119)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Trenchold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Trenchold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Trenchold Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pickworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenchester Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Miles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Miles Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trenchold Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trenchold Street —
Apr 2026Burglary South Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Miles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luscombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Meadow Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old South Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old South Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wyvil Road Offender given penalty notice
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Data Sources

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