Total Crime Rate

140.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.0 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 140.1 9/10
  • Theft from the person 44.0 10/10
  • Burglary 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 11.0 2/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Methley Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Methley Street (SE11 4AL) in the last 12 months was 140.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.8% 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 16 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 ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Methley Street (SE11 4AL), the main crime hotspot is near Stannary Street. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Methley Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Othello Close Under investigation
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 2026Robbery Harmsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Laune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wigton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radcot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Othello Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Othello Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary White Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Street —
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Data Sources

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