Total Crime Rate

535.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 535.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 215.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.1 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Burglary 33.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.9 10/10
  • Robbery 23.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Cut area has the 19th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 793 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 535.9 per 1,000 residents and was 345.1% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 157.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% 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 201 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pear Place (58 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Cut area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lower Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Pear Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pear Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pear Place Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Pear Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pear Place
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pearman Street
Sep 2025Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation

Data Sources

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