Total Crime Rate
268.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
105.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aquinas Street area has the 31st highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 116th 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 Aquinas Street (SE1 8AD) in the last 12 months was 268.3 per 1,000 residents and was 116.0% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ).
In the area around Aquinas Street (SE1 8AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 191 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.
View Crime In Waterloo & South Bank| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Doon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duchy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aquinas Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aquinas Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brad Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brad Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duchy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Duchy Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stamford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Windmill Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Windmill Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Windmill Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broadwall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadwall | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadwall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Broadwall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Broadwall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Broadwall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadwall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Cons Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aquinas Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stamford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cons Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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