Crap Towns / Lambeth / Crime

How much crime is there in Lambeth?

The police recorded 118 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Lambeth from September 2023 to August 2026, 1.5 times the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 33.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 121, up from 115 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	115	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	117	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	121	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	33.2	34.1
Theft from the person	14.9	0.4
Other theft	14.5	5.4
Shoplifting	9.6	7.1
Vehicle crime	9.3	3.8
Public order	7.2	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	6.9	7.0
Robbery	6.1	0.6
Burglary	6.0	3.1
Drugs	5.2	2.4
Bicycle theft	2.8	0.5
Other crime	1.3	2.0
Possession of weapons	0.8	0.8

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
City of London	7.0 km	1,103
Westminster	7.2 km	409
Kensington and Chelsea	7.4 km	151
Islington	10.5 km	144
Southwark	3.8 km	129
Tower Hamlets	9.0 km	119
Lambeth	–	118
Hammersmith and Fulham	8.5 km	114
Lewisham	6.8 km	97.9
Wandsworth	4.7 km	79.6
Merton	7.3 km	63.1
The typical town	–	76.2