Crime Rates at Lower Marsh, London, SE1 7AE

Lower Marsh area has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the highest crime rate of 768 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 4890.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3838.1% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 244 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 54.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 165 (≈ 1064.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Marsh (SE1 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addington Street, where police recorded 376 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pear Place (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.