Crime Rates at Coral Street, London, SE1 7BA

Coral Street 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 Coral Street (SE1 7BA) 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 Coral Street (SE1 7BA), 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.