Total Crime Rate

1147.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

425.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 1147.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 425.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 311.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 213.0 10/10
  • Other theft 197.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.8 10/10
  • Public order 87.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 29.4 10/10
  • Robbery 23.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.9 6/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
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

Belvedere Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 17th 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 Belvedere Road (SE1 7GB) in the last 12 months was 1147.1 per 1,000 residents and was 823.7% 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 350 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 533.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 477 (≈ 425.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Belvedere Road (SE1 7GB), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 755 crimes here, including 385 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Belvedere Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waterloo
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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