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 7XT) 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 7XT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Waterloo, where police recorded 230 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 Westminster Bridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/166)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Baylis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Murphy Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Launcelot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Launcelot Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lower Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Marsh Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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