Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Robbery 11.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.3 9/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Kent Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 336th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Kent Road (SE1 4NU) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE1 4NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stanford Place, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alice Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cardinal Bourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Massinger Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Massinger Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Massinger Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Massinger Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Aberdour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rothsay Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rothsay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tower Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Green Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beckway Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sedan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alice Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Markham Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stanford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Guinness Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Guinness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guinness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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