Total Crime Rate
1897.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chicheley Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 7th 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 Chicheley Street (SE1 7PJ) in the last 12 months was 1897.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1476.2% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 45 (β 354.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Chicheley Street (SE1 7PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hospital. Police recorded 705 crimes here, including 355 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferry Terminal | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waterloo | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waterloo | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waterloo | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterloo | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Waterloo | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Waterloo | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Waterloo | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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