Lambeth

At a glance, population and employment estimates for Lambeth.

Population: 321,813
People in Employment: 178,295 (73.8%)
People Inactive: 49,265 (20.4%)
People Unemployed: 14,120 (5.8%)
Number Of Jobs: 99k
Median Salary: £37,566
Mean Salary: £48,060

Crime Statistics

You can view the number of crimes per crime type for this year and the previous. You can also see the trend for each crime type, which shows if crimes committed are getting better, worse or no change.

We also list all of the parliamentary wards for Lambeth. You'll be able to see the crimes for this year so far and also how many crimes per 1000 people.

If you need to see crimes on a street level, you can use the interactive crime map which shows you crimes and their outcome.

Crime rate by type in Lambeth for 2024

Lambeths most common type of crime is: Violence and sexual offences. In 2023 there were 11,030 crimes and in 2022 there were 11,343 crimes. Which is an decrease of 313 crimes.

Crime Type	Previous Year	Trend vs previous year
Anti-social behaviour	9,892	Getting Better
Bicycle theft	856	Getting Better
Burglary	2,233	Getting Better
Criminal damage and arson	2,145	Getting Better
Drugs	1,323	Getting Better
Other crime	293	Getting Better
Other theft	5,927	Getting Better
Possession of weapons	237	Getting Better
Public order	2,364	Getting Better
Robbery	1,797	Getting Better
Shoplifting	1,536	Getting Better
Theft from the person	3,095	Getting Better
Vehicle crime	2,712	Getting Better
Violence and sexual offences	10,068	Getting Better

Number of crimes for Electoral Wards in Lambeth

Think of Electoral Wards as the boundaries your local councillors represent in your area. Electoral Wards will help you get a better picture of how much crime takes place in and around the places you live.

Vauxhall has the highest crime rate of all the wards in Lambeth, with 427 crimes and 80 crimes per 1000 people. Whilst West Dulwich has 0 crimes and 0 crimes per 1000 people.

Name	Crimes in 2024	Crimes per 1000 people
Kennington	3	1
Clapham Town	0	0
Gipsy Hill	0	0
Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction	0	0
Myatt's Fields	0	0
Brixton Acre Lane	0	0
Brixton North	0	0
Brixton Rush Common	0	0
Brixton Windrush	0	0
Clapham Common & Abbeville	0	0
Clapham East	0	0
Clapham Park	0	0
Knight's Hill	0	0
Oval	0	0
St Martin's	0	0
Stockwell East	0	0
Stockwell West & Larkhall	0	0
Streatham Common & Vale	0	0
Streatham Hill East	0	0
Streatham Hill West & Thornton	0	0
Streatham St Leonard's	0	0
Streatham Wells	0	0
Vauxhall	0	0
Waterloo & South Bank	0	0
West Dulwich	0	0

Crime map for Lambeth

Showing crimes from the beginning of the year up until 2024-08. Each Marker on the map represents a crime. Click on the marker to find out more about the crime. Please note, all crime locations are approximate.

Housing Statistics

View average house prices by year. We show property prices from 2010 up until the current year. You can also see property prices over time using our interactive chart.

Average property prices by year for Lambeth

The average property price in Lambeth is higher than the £290,000 UK average. This could indicate a property shortage in the area pushing prices up or that the average household income in Lambeth is higher than average. Building and selling properties in Lambeth could be more profitable.

Year	Avg. Detached Price	Avg. Semi-Detached Price	Avg. Terraced Price	Avg. Flat Price
2023	£1,332,933.40	£1,064,293.61	£820,548.90	£470,206.29
2022	£1,322,647.76	£1,049,353.54	£811,949.99	£467,312.68
2021	£1,240,879.97	£987,197.43	£770,587.27	£458,020.18
2020	£1,189,262.80	£955,949.79	£745,937.18	£457,368.80
2019	£1,127,401.20	£903,021.74	£705,086.38	£443,960.27
2018	£1,125,363.09	£898,636.67	£701,464.38	£448,949.16
2017	£1,125,209.77	£894,132.25	£701,608.05	£457,017.97
2016	£1,125,292.21	£901,049.80	£706,885.35	£451,282.60
2015	£1,027,376.53	£826,942.55	£650,639.79	£413,137.30
2014	£937,648.51	£757,823.18	£597,837.12	£380,027.72
2013	£777,672.68	£634,426.30	£500,711.32	£318,037.50
2012	£700,013.43	£568,254.61	£448,544.11	£287,932.29
2011	£643,081.35	£522,076.22	£410,697.20	£269,038.81
2010	£620,007.58	£504,203.81	£400,168.09	£263,584.73

Property prices over time for Lambeth

Showing crimes from 2010 up until August 2024. You can use the interactive chart to zoom in on a timeframe to see greater detail.

Employment and Annual Salary information for Lambeth

The median salary in Lambeth is £37,566 and the mean salary in Lambeth is £48,060.00. The median value is a better indicator of salary in a region since the mean salary can be skewed by a small number of people that are high earners.

Number of Jobs (thousands): 99k
Median Salary: £37,566
Annual Percentage Change: 5.9%
Mean Salary: £48,060

Salary comparison between Lambeth and Inner London

See how Lambeth compares to the rest of Inner London. Jobs per thousand, median and mean salary as well as annual percentage vs last year.

The highest median salary in Inner London is £42,665 in Wandsworth and the lowest median salary is £0 in Haringey. Lambeth ranks 5 out of 14 in terms of median salary.

Location	Jobs (thousands)	Median Salary	Annual Percentage Change	Mean Salary	Annual Percentage Change
Wandsworth	100k	£42,665	12.5%	£65,006	9.9%
Westminster	49k	£39,562	-0.2%	£56,763	-4.6%
Islington	67k	£38,434	10.3%	£0	0.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham	56k	£37,884	0.7%	£53,092	0.0%
Kensington and Chelsea	31k	£37,578	-3.7%	£0	0.0%
Tower Hamlets	92k	£36,162	0.6%	£46,716	3.6%
Camden	51k	£35,575	1.3%	£48,707	7.0%
Southwark	101k	£34,583	1.1%	£45,685	7.2%
Lewisham	90k	£32,579	8.8%	£38,066	3.9%
Newham	92k	£29,131	-4.4%	£33,173	-5.0%
City of London	0k	£0	0.0%	£0	0.0%
Hackney	76k	£0	0.0%	£45,546	16.2%
Haringey	65k	£0	0.0%	£40,826	17.6%