Total Crime Rate

270.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 270.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 80.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 80.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.4 8/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Public order 20.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Coin Street area has the 30th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 114th highest crime rate of 768 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 Coin Street (SE1 9NR) in the last 12 months was 270.0 per 1,000 residents and was 117.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coin Street (SE1 9NR), the main crime hotspot is near Pear Place. Police recorded 174 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Coin Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duchy Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pear Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Upper Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Upper Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roupell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hatfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Upper Ground Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pear Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aquinas Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aquinas Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stamford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stamford Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person London Waterloo East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Ground Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cornwall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Upper Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Upper Ground Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cornwall Road

Data Sources

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