Total Crime Rate

396.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 396.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 97.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 89.0 10/10
  • Other theft 70.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 53.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.5 8/10
  • Drugs 13.5 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • 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 24th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 74th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Marsh (SE1 7RJ) in the last 12 months was 396.2 per 1,000 residents and was 219.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Marsh (SE1 7RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Addington Street, where police recorded 376 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pear Place (57 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Marsh area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baylis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hercules Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hercules Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Baylis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baylis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tanswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Tanswell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Waterloo Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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