Total Crime Rate

153.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 153.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 34.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Newington , and the 311th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Kent Road (SE1 4NY) in the last 12 months was 153.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Newington average (134.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE1 4NY), the main crime hotspot is near Hendre Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/95)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crail Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Webb Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bushbaby Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Swan Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Swan Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mandela Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exon Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Guinness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Alice Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alice Street Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Guinness Square —
Apr 2026Other theft Guinness Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Massinger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Surrey Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hendre Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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