Total Crime Rate
238.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ravensdon Street area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 127th highest crime rate of 793 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 Ravensdon Street (SE11 4AR) in the last 12 months was 238.0 per 1,000 residents and was 97.7% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ravensdon Street (SE11 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Kennington. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmsworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Denny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | White Hart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kennington | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stannary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stannary Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Stannary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Stannary Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Denny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Denny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Denny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Denny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | White Hart Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Denny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleaver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wigton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kennington Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kennington Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Faunce Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennington Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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