Total Crime Rate

493.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 493.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 148.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.5 9/10
  • Other theft 67.4 10/10
  • Burglary 59.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 10.8 7/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baylis Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 56th 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 Baylis Road (SE1 7AN) in the last 12 months was 493.3 per 1,000 residents and was 309.7% 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 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baylis Road (SE1 7AN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Baylis Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Sep 2025Theft from the person London Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person London Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person London Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person London Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person London Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frazier Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearman Street
Sep 2025Drugs Pearman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Pearman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Road
Sep 2025Theft from the person Launcelot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Launcelot Street
Sep 2025Drugs Murphy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Marsh Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Marsh Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grindal Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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