Total Crime Rate

48.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 48.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 10.9 2/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Methley Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 131st 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 Methley Street (SE11 4AJ) in the last 12 months was 48.9 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Methley Street (SE11 4AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stannary Street, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Kennington

Crime Over Time in Methley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stannary Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methley Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person De Laune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Laune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Apr 2026Public order Sharsted Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stannary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wigton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stannary Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stannary Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Othello Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.