Crime Rates at Wyvil Road, London, SW8 2SW

Wyvil Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 247th 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 Wyvil Road (SW8 2SW) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -92.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wyvil Road (SW8 2SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Miles Street, where police recorded 197 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.