Total Crime Rate

869.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.8 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 869.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 223.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 190.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.8 10/10
  • Other theft 130.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.1 10/10
  • Robbery 41.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 32.6 10/10
  • Burglary 27.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

The Cut area has the 12th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 26th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Cut (SE1 8LN) in the last 12 months was 869.8 per 1,000 residents and was 600.4% 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 148.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cut (SE1 8LN), 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 (30/185)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aquinas Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brad Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Brad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duchy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duchy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duchy Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Windmill Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aquinas Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Windmill Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Aquinas Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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