Total Crime Rate
87.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ufford Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 318th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Ufford Street (SE1 8QD) in the last 12 months was 87.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.0% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ufford Street (SE1 8QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 195 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.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Baylis Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coral Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Cut | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Cut | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Roupell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Roupell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cons Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cons Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coral Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coral Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Windmill Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Cut | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gray Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dibdin Row | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Cut | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dodson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dodson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dodson Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Dodson Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Westminster Bridge Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westminster Bridge Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | The Cut | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gray Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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