Total Crime Rate

4890.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

1064.5 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 4890.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 1574.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 1064.5 10/10
  • Other theft 787.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 703.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 567.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 529.0 10/10
  • Robbery 264.5 10/10
  • Public order 232.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 77.4 10/10
  • Burglary 45.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.2 10/10
  • Drugs 45.2 10/10
  • Other crime 19.4 10/10
  • 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

Waterloo Road area has the highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 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 Waterloo Road (SE1 8SB) in the last 12 months was 4890.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3838.1% 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 244 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 54.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 165 (≈ 1064.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterloo Road (SE1 8SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Waterloo, where police recorded 230 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 Waterloo Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/209)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holmes Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holmes Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holmes Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Holmes Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Gray Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Holmes Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gray Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person The Cut Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Cut Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Holmes Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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