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 7AY) 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 7AY), 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 (30/216)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Secker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Cons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Secker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Secker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Secker Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Secker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Secker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Secker Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dodson Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dodson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Westminster Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roupell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johanna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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