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Crime in Lambeth by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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13,064crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+13%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Streatham Hilllowest rate114.1 per 1,000 a year
188.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Myatt's Fields (6%), Stockwell Park (6%) and Loughborough Junction (7%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1South BankSE1 · 14,443 residents 1005.3▲ 10%theft
2WaterlooSE1 · 20,558 residents 550.4▲ 11%theft from the person
3LambethSE1 · 31,278 residents 299.3▲ 14%violence
4BrixtonSW9 · 43,512 residents 255▲ 17%anti-social behaviour
5StockwellSW9 · 47,615 residents 229.3▲ 13%anti-social behaviour
6KenningtonSE11 · 41,419 residents 219.4▲ 17%theft from the person
7VauxhallSE11 · 38,486 residents 198.3▲ 17%theft from the person
8Loughborough JunctionSE5 · 39,574 residents 189.4▲ 7%violence
9ClaphamSW4 · 34,557 residents 188.2▲ 12%anti-social behaviour
10OvalSW8 · 45,809 residents 181.3▲ 15%violence
11Stockwell ParkSW9 · 48,726 residents 167.5▲ 6%violence
12West DulwichSE21 · 16,634 residents 161.8▲ 20%violence
13Tulse HillSE21 · 19,510 residents 146.4▲ 15%violence
14West NorwoodSE27 · 24,536 residents 134.2▲ 14%violence
15Myatt's FieldsSE5 · 46,744 residents 132.1▲ 6%violence
16StreathamSW16 · 29,402 residents 122▲ 9%violence
17Herne HillSE24 · 24,160 residents 119.7▲ 8%anti-social behaviour
18Streatham HillSW2 · 36,839 residents 114.1▲ 14%anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Lambeth have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Streatham Hill, Herne Hill, Streatham, Myatt's Fields and West Norwood.

Which areas of Lambeth have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in South Bank, Waterloo, Lambeth, Brixton and Stockwell.

Is crime going up or down in Lambeth?

Across Lambeth, 13,064 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 13% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.