Total Crime Rate

156.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 156.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 50.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 47.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Robbery 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Hercules Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 246th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hercules Road (SE1 7DE) in the last 12 months was 156.4 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hercules Road (SE1 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Pratt Walk. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 144 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hercules Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/113)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Gibson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3203 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A3203 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A3203 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lambeth Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sail Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gibson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murphy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newnham Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Tree Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Juxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzalan Street —
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Data Sources

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