Crime Rate in Kennington, ward

Kennington has the 5th lowest crime rate of 40 wards in Ashford district and the 886th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 119th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kennington in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.7% lower than the Ashford district average (81.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kennington’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kennington ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Broadhurst Drive, with 9 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Kennington Place (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.