Total Crime Rate
396.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Launcelot Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 74th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
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 Launcelot Street (SE1 7AD) in the last 12 months was 396.2 per 1,000 residents and was 219.1% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Launcelot Street (SE1 7AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addington Street, where police recorded 376 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (71 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Waterloo & South Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Secker Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Holmes Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Waterloo | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Holmes Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cornwall Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Holmes Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holmes Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Holmes Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Holmes Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Holmes Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newnham Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newnham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Newnham Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newnham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newnham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Newnham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newnham Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Newnham Terrace | Under investigation |
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