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Criminal damage and arson in Lambeth 12 months to June 2026
5.7per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,799 criminal damage and arson offences in Lambeth in the 12 months to June 2026, down 20.0% (450) on the previous 12 months. That is 5.7 per 1,000 residents against 6.9 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Criminal damage and arson” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 314,298 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 244 offences October 2011: 243 offences November 2011: 236 offences December 2011: 204 offences January 2012: 263 offences February 2012: 165 offences March 2012: 219 offences April 2012: 174 offences May 2012: 186 offences June 2012: 205 offences July 2012: 215 offences August 2012: 234 offences September 2012: 196 offences October 2012: 195 offences November 2012: 210 offences December 2012: 190 offences January 2013: 169 offences February 2013: 179 offences March 2013: 206 offences April 2013: 225 offences May 2013: 221 offences June 2013: 220 offences July 2013: 217 offences August 2013: 190 offences September 2013: 199 offences October 2013: 232 offences November 2013: 173 offences December 2013: 179 offences January 2014: 208 offences February 2014: 170 offences March 2014: 162 offences April 2014: 180 offences May 2014: 187 offences June 2014: 233 offences July 2014: 233 offences August 2014: 207 offences September 2014: 241 offences October 2014: 241 offences November 2014: 212 offences December 2014: 201 offences January 2015: 185 offences February 2015: 198 offences March 2015: 222 offences April 2015: 212 offences May 2015: 239 offences June 2015: 243 offences July 2015: 214 offences August 2015: 221 offences September 2015: 200 offences October 2015: 245 offences November 2015: 255 offences December 2015: 206 offences January 2016: 197 offences February 2016: 180 offences March 2016: 246 offences April 2016: 209 offences May 2016: 246 offences June 2016: 240 offences July 2016: 229 offences August 2016: 233 offences September 2016: 228 offences October 2016: 228 offences November 2016: 211 offences December 2016: 241 offences January 2017: 224 offences February 2017: 193 offences March 2017: 203 offences April 2017: 225 offences May 2017: 212 offences June 2017: 221 offences July 2017: 211 offences August 2017: 252 offences September 2017: 217 offences October 2017: 241 offences November 2017: 207 offences December 2017: 171 offences January 2018: 205 offences February 2018: 172 offences March 2018: 196 offences April 2018: 197 offences May 2018: 234 offences June 2018: 214 offences July 2018: 244 offences August 2018: 195 offences September 2018: 173 offences October 2018: 181 offences November 2018: 162 offences December 2018: 178 offences January 2019: 173 offences February 2019: 159 offences March 2019: 194 offences April 2019: 170 offences May 2019: 178 offences June 2019: 167 offences July 2019: 154 offences August 2019: 146 offences September 2019: 166 offences October 2019: 157 offences November 2019: 129 offences December 2019: 172 offences January 2020: 179 offences February 2020: 164 offences March 2020: 176 offences April 2020: 126 offences May 2020: 154 offences June 2020: 201 offences July 2020: 178 offences August 2020: 180 offences September 2020: 165 offences October 2020: 152 offences November 2020: 153 offences December 2020: 170 offences January 2021: 115 offences February 2021: 139 offences March 2021: 182 offences April 2021: 150 offences May 2021: 162 offences June 2021: 195 offences July 2021: 216 offences August 2021: 196 offences September 2021: 187 offences October 2021: 191 offences November 2021: 159 offences December 2021: 195 offences January 2022: 165 offences February 2022: 147 offences March 2022: 186 offences April 2022: 173 offences May 2022: 149 offences June 2022: 192 offences July 2022: 216 offences August 2022: 202 offences September 2022: 174 offences October 2022: 160 offences November 2022: 170 offences December 2022: 145 offences January 2023: 182 offences February 2023: 166 offences March 2023: 167 offences April 2023: 205 offences May 2023: 184 offences June 2023: 196 offences July 2023: 167 offences August 2023: 181 offences September 2023: 200 offences October 2023: 180 offences November 2023: 202 offences December 2023: 206 offences January 2024: 184 offences February 2024: 182 offences March 2024: 206 offences April 2024: 194 offences May 2024: 181 offences June 2024: 184 offences July 2024: 195 offences August 2024: 217 offences September 2024: 209 offences October 2024: 165 offences November 2024: 174 offences December 2024: 192 offences January 2025: 180 offences February 2025: 158 offences March 2025: 166 offences April 2025: 178 offences May 2025: 199 offences June 2025: 216 offences July 2025: 216 offences August 2025: 176 offences September 2025: 208 offences October 2025: 174 offences November 2025: 163 offences December 2025: 175 offences January 2026: 168 offences February 2026: 155 offences March 2026: 171 offences April 2026: 173 offences May 2026: 8 offences June 2026: 12 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 0 (partial) — — June 2012 2,139 6.9 2012 June 2013 2,460 7.8 2013 June 2014 2,330 7.3 2014 June 2015 2,634 8.2 2015 June 2016 2,659 8.1 2016 June 2017 2,648 8.1 2017 June 2018 2,517 7.7 2018 June 2019 2,174 6.6 2019 June 2020 1,924 5.9 2020 June 2021 1,941 6.1 2021 June 2022 2,156 6.8 2022 June 2023 2,167 6.8 2023 June 2024 2,267 7.1 2024 June 2025 2,249 7.2 2025 June 2026 1,799 5.7 2025
What this measures Damage to buildings and vehicles, and fires set deliberately.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Lambeth Violence and sexual offences 11,257 offences 35.8per 1,000 Theft from the person 4,979 offences 15.8per 1,000 Other theft 4,469 offences 14.2per 1,000 Shoplifting 3,521 offences 11.2per 1,000 Vehicle crime 2,624 offences 8.3per 1,000 Public order 2,327 offences 7.4per 1,000 Robbery 1,845 offences 5.9per 1,000 Burglary 1,759 offences 5.6per 1,000 Drugs 1,734 offences 5.5per 1,000 Bicycle theft 1,016 offences 3.2per 1,000 Other crime 449 offences 1.4per 1,000 Possession of weapons 317 offences 1.0per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by criminal damage and arson rate · All recorded crime in Lambeth