Total Crime Rate

79.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 15.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Public order 3.9 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Goldsboro Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 284th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Goldsboro Road (SW8 4RP) in the last 12 months was 79.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 23.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldsboro Road (SW8 4RP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Goldsboro Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmore Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courland Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southville β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southville β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Court β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Priory Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southville β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southville β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Courland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Courland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Belmore Street β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Courland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Courland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courland Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Andrew Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courland Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courland Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Courland Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thessaly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thessaly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Thessaly Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Davidson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Davidson Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorncroft Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thorncroft Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Allen Edwards Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southville β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mill Pond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allen Edwards Drive β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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