Crime Rates at Coin Street, London, SE1 8YG

Coin Street area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Coin Street (SE1 8YG) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 89.7% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coin Street (SE1 8YG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 286 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.