Total Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.4 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 109.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Lanscombe Walk area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 379th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lanscombe Walk (SW8 2TW) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 16.2% lower than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 47.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lanscombe Walk (SW8 2TW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 321 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lanscombe Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/116)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Wilcox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartington Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hartington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Viceroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Viceroy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Viceroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wilcox Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wilcox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old South Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorncroft Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Priory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allen Edwards Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Priory Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priory Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old South Lambeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old South Lambeth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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