Total Crime Rate

322.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 322.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 52.4 10/10
  • Robbery 30.0 10/10
  • Burglary 18.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • 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

Hemans Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 91st highest crime rate of 768 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 Hemans Street (SW8 4SR) in the last 12 months was 322.1 per 1,000 residents and was 147.7% higher than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 134.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemans Street (SW8 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 226 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ace Way (85 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hemans Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pascal Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Pascal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Pascal Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pascal Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wheatsheaf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wheatsheaf Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Luscombe Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Luscombe Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wyvil Road Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hemans Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fount Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ace Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ace Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ace Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ace Way Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenchester Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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