Total Crime Rate
156.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lambeth 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 Lambeth Road (SE1 7DF) 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 Lambeth Road (SE1 7DF), 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.
View Crime In Waterloo & South Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walnut Tree Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambeth North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hercules Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hercules Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Saunders Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Bridge Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambeth North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambeth North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Further/Higher Educational Building | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lambeth North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cabanel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cabanel Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lambeth North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lambeth North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lambeth North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | A3203 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | A3203 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lambeth Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lambeth Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sail Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.