Crime Rates at Ufford Street, London, SE1 8QD

Ufford Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ufford Street (SE1 8QD) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% lower than the Kennington average (124.2 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 Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% 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 186 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.