Total Crime Rate
92.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pickworth Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 346th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pickworth Close (SW8 2TS) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -78.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pickworth Close (SW8 2TS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 315 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Oval| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Wilcox Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Aldebert Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mawbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mawbey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Aldebert Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mawbey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Walton Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wilkinson Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wilkinson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mawbey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Wilcox Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brough Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old South Lambeth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Allen Edwards Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ely Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Allen Edwards Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ely Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Portland Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Portland Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | South Lambeth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Davidson Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lansdowne Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Davidson Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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