Total Crime Rate

135.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.3 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 135.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 23.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Groveway area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Myatt's Fields , and the 291st highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Groveway (SW9 0AR) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% higher than the Myatt's Fields average (106.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groveway (SW9 0AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gosling Way, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lett Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Groveway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brixton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Melbourne Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lorn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lorn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hackford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Groveway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Morat Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Johnston Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnston Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Johnston Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aytoun Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingleton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aytoun Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Southey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Southey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranworth Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cranworth Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranworth Gardens
Apr 2026Other crime Hillyard Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pembry Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillyard Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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