Total Crime Rate

2401.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

433.1 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 2401.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 669.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 503.9 10/10
  • Other theft 440.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 433.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 189.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.0 10/10
  • Robbery 141.7 10/10
  • Public order 94.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 70.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Drugs 23.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Chicheley Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 4th 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 Chicheley Street (SE1 7PN) in the last 12 months was 2401.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1833.9% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 433.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ).

In the area around Chicheley Street (SE1 7PN), 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 Chicheley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/243)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waterloo Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Addington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Addington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Addington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Addington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Addington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Addington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Addington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Addington Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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