Indicative score
Elevated caution
Based on public recorded crime near Oval, Lambeth within 500m.
Incidents
222
Trend
stable
Confidence
High
Crime Summary
Most recent public police data available: July 2026.
Theft from the person31
Shoplifting39
violent crime38
Other theft22
Robbery12
Anti-social behaviour38
Area Profile
Museum-heavy, well connected, and generally calmer late at night than major nightlife districts.
Tourist friendlinessExcellent
Family suitabilityHigh
NightlifeBalanced
Late-night cautionHigher
Local Policing
This point falls in the Oval neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.
Current local priorities
- Violent Crimes and VAWG A priority of a reduction of violence related offences as a standard across the ward and to focus on Violence against Women and Girls.
- Drugs related Anti-Social Behaviour A priority of the reduction in drug related Anti-Social Behaviour across the entire Oval Ward. This includes related events such as drug taking, groups loitering in specific areas, street drinking and petty theft.
- Vehicle related Anti-social Behaviour A priority of tackling vehicle related anti-social behaviour across the ward. This includes targeting those using vehicles in crime, committing traffic offences and causing an overall nuisance to the Oval Ward community.
Transport
Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.
Oval
437m away · Northern
Nine Elms
726m away · Northern
Vauxhall
768m away · South Western Railway
Vauxhall
770m away · Victoria
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How to Read This
Designed for travel planning, not certainty.
- Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
- Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
- A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
- Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
- Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
- The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.
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