Crime Rates at Centaur Street, London, SE1 7EG

Centaur Street area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 199th highest crime rate of 793 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 Centaur Street (SE1 7EG) in the last 12 months was 173.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Centaur Street (SE1 7EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addington Street, where police recorded 357 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pratt Walk (109 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.