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Crime Rates in Lambeth, borough

Crime Rate

106

Average 6/10

Last updated: 02.04.2025

Annual total crime rate in Lambeth, (borough) is 106 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 6 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Lambeth (borough) by type

Violence and sexual offences 23.1 3/10

Anti-social behaviour 21.5 7/10

Theft from the person 12.3 7/10

Other theft 9.59 7/10

Vehicle crime 7.37 8/10

Shoplifting 5.97 3/10

Public order 5.27 4/10

Robbery 4.95 8/10

Burglary 4.69 6/10

Criminal damage and arson 3.98 2/10

Drugs 3.78 6/10

Bicycle theft 1.86 7/10

Other crime 0.982 1/10

Possession of weapons 0.456 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Mar 2024 - Feb 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Lambeth (borough) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Lambeth (borough).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Lambeth (borough) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Lambeth (borough) and London (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

Lambeth
borough
London
region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Lambeth (borough)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Lambeth (borough)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Clapham Park	53.5 low
2. Streatham Wells	57.2 low
3. Clapham Common & Abbeville	57.4 low
4. Streatham Hill East	62.2 low
5. Streatham Hill West & Thornton	64.3 low
6. West Dulwich	66.1 low
7. Myatt's Fields	66.6 low
8. Knight's Hill	67.3 low
9. Streatham Common & Vale	68.9 low
10. Brixton Rush Common	70.5 low
11. Gipsy Hill	70.8 low
12. St Martin's	73.1 low
13. Stockwell East	78.7 low
14. Kennington	81.6 low
15. Stockwell West & Larkhall	85.4 low
16. Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction	96.5 low
17. Streatham St Leonard's	99.3 low
18. Oval	119 medium
19. Brixton Acre Lane	128 medium
20. Clapham Town	130 medium
21. Brixton North	141 medium
22. Clapham East	151 medium
23. Vauxhall	210 medium
24. Brixton Windrush	223 medium
25. Waterloo & South Bank	469 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Mar 2024 - Feb 2025

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