Total Crime Rate
760.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Marsh area has the 13th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 31st highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
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 Lower Marsh (SE1 7AB) in the last 12 months was 760.1 per 1,000 residents and was 531.4% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 137.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 74.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lower Marsh (SE1 7AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Waterloo, where police recorded 247 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pear Place (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenham Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterloo Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grindal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waterloo Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frazier Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pear Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grindal Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Launcelot Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Launcelot Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Murphy Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Lower Marsh | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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