Overview of Lambeth crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Lambeth ranks 9th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 45920 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Lambeth has a population of 317654. This equates to a crime rate of 144.56 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 2.25 % compared to previous year. It also puts Lambeth in 10th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Lambeth ranks 9th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 45920 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Lambeth has a population of 317654. This equates to a crime rate of 144.56 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 2.25 % compared to previous year. It also puts Lambeth in 10th position out of the 33 London boroughs.
Most common crime types in Lambeth are Violence and sexual offences (23.2%) Anti-social behaviour (19.3%) Other theft (13.5%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (1.7%) Other crime (0.7%) Possession of weapons (0.5%).
There are 25 wards in Lambeth. Wards with high crime rates are Waterloo & South Bank (707.4), Brixton Windrush (386.3), Vauxhall (Lambeth) (273.7) . On the other end, safest wards are Streatham Wells (79.3), Streatham Hill East (77.7), Clapham Park (75.0) .
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Lambeth crime incidents by crime type
A total of 45920 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 10669 (23.2)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 8882 (19.3)%
- Other theft – 6204 (13.5)%
- Theft from the person – 3818 (8.3)%
- Vehicle crime – 2929 (6.4)%
- Public order – 2627 (5.7)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 2301 (5.0)%
- Burglary – 2155 (4.7)%
- Robbery – 1914 (4.2)%
- Shoplifting – 1758 (3.8)%
- Drugs – 1331 (2.9)%
- Bicycle theft – 775 (1.7)%
- Other crime – 329 (0.7)%
- Possession of weapons – 228 (0.5)%
How does Lambeth compare against nearby areas ?
Lambeth ranks 9th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Lambeth wards
There are 25 wards within Lambeth. Waterloo & South Bank, Brixton Windrush, Vauxhall (Lambeth) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 25 wards from high crime rate to low.
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- Waterloo & South Bank (707.4)
- Brixton Windrush (386.3)
- Vauxhall (Lambeth) (273.7)
- Clapham Town (196.4)
- Brixton Acre Lane (162.5)
- Stockwell East (152.8)
- Clapham East (142.8)
- Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction (140.9)
- Brixton North (137.8)
- Streatham St Leonard’s (133.8)
- Oval (128.7)
- Stockwell West & Larkhall (118.7)
- St Martin’s (Lambeth) (103.5)
- Myatt’s Fields (100.9)
- Knight’s Hill (99.3)
- Brixton Rush Common (97.7)
- Gipsy Hill (95.6)
- Kennington (Lambeth) (94.0)
- Clapham Common & Abbeville (93.4)
- Streatham Hill West & Thornton (85.8)
- Streatham Common & Vale (83.4)
- West Dulwich (82.7)
- Streatham Wells (79.3)
- Streatham Hill East (77.7)
- Clapham Park (75.0)
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Lambeth
There are 16 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Lambeth. Highest crime rates in SE1, SW3, SW9 .
- SE1 – 310.4
- SW3 – 223.0
- SW9 – 197.3
- SW8 – 138.4
- SE11 – 128.6
- SW4 – 127.8
- BR1 – 126.0
- SE5 – 117.7
- SE27 – 117.7
- SE24 – 112.5
- SW12 – 108.3
- SW2 – 102.2
- SE19 – 96.1
- SW16 – 93.8
- SE21 – 77.5
- CR4 – 63.9
Postcode districts in Lambeth
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