Crime Rates at Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7AE

Lower Marsh area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Marsh (SE1 7AE) in the last 12 months was 5451.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4428.3% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 316 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 1225.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Marsh (SE1 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Addington Street. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.