Total Crime Rate

90.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 90.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 29.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 25.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cowthorpe Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 311th lowest 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 Cowthorpe Road (SW8 4RD) in the last 12 months was 90.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 25.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowthorpe Road (SW8 4RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 145 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deeley Road (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southville Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pascal Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pascal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Pascal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allen Edwards Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Pond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorparch Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Fount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Southville Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southville —
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Data Sources

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