Total Crime Rate
144.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walton Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 272nd 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 Walton Close (SW8 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 144.8 per 1,000 residents and was 11.4% higher 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
In the area around Walton Close (SW8 2UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 547 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trenchold Street (61 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oval| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Trenchold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old South Lambeth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Trenchold Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Trenchold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Trenchold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Trenchold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trenchold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Trenchold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Trenchold Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenchold Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenchold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenchold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trenchold Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Luscombe Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Luscombe Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Luscombe Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Luscombe Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Miles Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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