Total Crime Rate

470.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.6 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 470.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 168.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Other theft 72.9 10/10
  • Robbery 39.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.6 9/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Albert Embankment area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Albert Embankment (SE1 7TY) in the last 12 months was 470.5 per 1,000 residents and was 278.9% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 81 (≈ 140.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albert Embankment (SE1 7TY), the main crime hotspot is near Vauxhall. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Vauxhall

Crime Over Time in Albert Embankment area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Albert Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Embankment Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Embankment Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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