Total Crime Rate

171.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 171.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 24.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kennington Road area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 207th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennington Road (SE1 7BL) in the last 12 months was 171.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Road (SE1 7BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Johanna Street, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kennington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/111)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Grindal Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cosser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Tanswell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tanswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johanna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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