Total Crime Rate

906.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 906.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 367.6 10/10
  • Other theft 155.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 134.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baylis Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 22nd 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 Baylis Road (SE1 7AX) in the last 12 months was 906.5 per 1,000 residents and was 630.0% 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 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baylis Road (SE1 7AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Waterloo, where police recorded 230 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.

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Crime Over Time in Baylis Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/211)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other crime A302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterloo Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waterloo Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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