Total Crime Rate

5451.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5451.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 2038.7 10/10
  • Other theft 864.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 664.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 567.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 412.9 10/10
  • Robbery 303.2 10/10
  • Public order 238.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 83.9 10/10
  • Drugs 83.9 10/10
  • Burglary 77.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 58.1 10/10
  • Other crime 25.8 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 19.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
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

York Road area has the highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the highest crime rate of 793 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 York Road (SE1 7NQ) in the last 12 months was 5451.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4428.3% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 316 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 1225.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (SE1 7NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Addington Street. Police recorded 357 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/286)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Concert Hall Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Concert Hall Approach —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Concert Hall Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Concert Hall Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Concert Hall Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Concert Hall Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Concert Hall Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Concert Hall Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Concert Hall Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Concert Hall Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Concert Hall Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Concert Hall Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Concert Hall Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Concert Hall Approach Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo —
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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