Total Crime Rate

906.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 906.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 367.6 10/10
  • Other theft 155.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 134.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 105.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.0 8/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Robbery 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lower Marsh area has the 10th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 22nd 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 Lower Marsh (SE1 7RG) in the last 12 months was 906.5 per 1,000 residents and was 630.0% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 118 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Marsh (SE1 7RG), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 241 crimes here, including 71 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Marsh area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/211)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murphy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Launcelot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Launcelot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Marsh Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holmes Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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