Total Crime Rate

722.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

148.2 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 722.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 277.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 148.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 129.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.9 10/10
  • Other theft 74.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 55.6 10/10
  • Drugs 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Robbery 18.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Greet Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 36th 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 Greet Street (SE1 8NA) in the last 12 months was 722.2 per 1,000 residents and was 481.6% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 148.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 203.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greet Street (SE1 8NA), 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 Greet Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/206)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
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 2026Other theft Webber Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order The Cut Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mitre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Webber Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary The Cut Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Cut Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greet Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Greet Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft The Cut Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Other theft Broadwall Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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