Total Crime Rate
470.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
140.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Albert 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Albert Embankment | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goding Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albert Embankment | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goding Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Goding Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Goding Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Albert Embankment | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Vauxhall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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