Total Crime Rate

597.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.5 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 597.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 264.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.3 10/10
  • Other theft 30.3 10/10
  • Burglary 26.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Drugs 17.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Lambeth Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 43rd 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 Lambeth Road (SE1 7PT) in the last 12 months was 597.4 per 1,000 residents and was 381.1% 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 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 164.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lambeth Road (SE1 7PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newnham Terrace, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lambeth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary A3203 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murphy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzalan Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cosser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Tree Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime A302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Launcelot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambeth North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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Data Sources

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