Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · 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 41.9 4/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fount Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Oval , and the 124th 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 Fount Street (SW8 4SE) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Oval average (133.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fount Street (SW8 4SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ace Way (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fount Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bramley Crescent
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ponton Road
Sep 2025Public order Wandsworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wandsworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Post Office Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Post Office Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Post Office Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Post Office Way
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Allen Edwards Drive
Sep 2025Other theft Ace Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hemans Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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