Total Crime Rate
223.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crimsworth Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 140th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crimsworth Road (SW8 4RL) in the last 12 months was 223.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.7% higher than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (β 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crimsworth Road (SW8 4RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 109 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deeley Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Oval| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Deeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Andrew Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Priory Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deeley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Priory Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Post Office Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Post Office Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Post Office Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Deeley Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Post Office Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Post Office Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southville | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southville | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southville | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southville | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southville | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mill Pond Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Deeley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wandsworth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crimsworth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crimsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Belmore Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
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