Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 102.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Drugs 21.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Pearman Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 360th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pearman Street (SE1 7RB) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.7% lower than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pearman Street (SE1 7RB), the main crime hotspot is near Pear Place. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pearman Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/159)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Lambeth North Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Baron'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johanna Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johanna Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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