Total Crime Rate

231.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.5 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 231.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 83.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Westminster Bridge Road area has the 34th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 139th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7XB) in the last 12 months was 231.7 per 1,000 residents and was 86.6% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Bridge Road (SE1 7XB), 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 Westminster Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/154)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Westminster Bridge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holmes Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Baylis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Baylis Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baylis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holmes Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Holmes Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holmes Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holmes Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tanswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Tanswell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lambeth North Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Johanna Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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