Crime Rates at Hercules Road, London, SE1 7DE

Hercules Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 181st highest crime rate of 793 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 181.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hercules Road (SE1 7DE), the main crime hotspot is near Pratt Walk. Police recorded 227 crimes here, including 136 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.