Crime Rates at Hercules Road, London, SE1 7BY

Hercules Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 34th 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 Hercules Road (SE1 7BY) in the last 12 months was 738.3 per 1,000 residents and was 494.6% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 364.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hercules Road (SE1 7BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newnham Terrace, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (52 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.