Total Crime Rate
162.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wyvil Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 227th highest crime rate of 793 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 2SY) in the last 12 months was 162.1 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyvil Road (SW8 2SY), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenchold Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Old South Lambeth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Old South Lambeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old South Lambeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allen Edwards Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | South Lambeth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Miles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Miles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Miles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Miles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Miles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Miles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Miles Street | Under investigation |
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