Total Crime Rate

173.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 44.7 10/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.9 4/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westminster Bridge Road 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 Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7HA) 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 Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7HA), the main crime hotspot is near Pear Place. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westminster Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/179)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Marsh Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Lower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Road —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Launcelot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Launcelot Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Murphy Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lower Marsh Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Grindal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Grindal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grindal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grindal Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grindal Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Johanna Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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