Total Crime Rate

507.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.3 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 507.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 210.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.1 10/10
  • Other theft 43.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.5 10/10
  • Robbery 28.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Cut area has the 20th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 52nd 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 The Cut (SE1 8LL) in the last 12 months was 507.2 per 1,000 residents and was 308.4% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 148.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cut (SE1 8LL), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Cut area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/201)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Windmill Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coral Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cons Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cons Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cons Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Roupell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Cut Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pearman Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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