Total Crime Rate

1897.6 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 1897.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 448.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 417.3 10/10
  • Other theft 362.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 157.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 149.6 9/10
  • Robbery 110.2 10/10
  • Public order 86.6 10/10
  • Drugs 55.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.2 10/10
  • Burglary 31.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 23.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chicheley 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 7PN) 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 area’s 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‰ˆ 354.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

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

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Crime Over Time in Chicheley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ferry Terminal β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waterloo β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Waterloo Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Waterloo Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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