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

Cottesloe Mews 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 Cottesloe Mews (SE1 7RU) 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 Cottesloe Mews (SE1 7RU), 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 Cottesloe Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/151)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenham Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tanswell Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Tanswell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tanswell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tanswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambeth North Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pearman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambeth North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambeth North —
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Data Sources

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