Total Crime Rate
532.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
149.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pownell Terrace area has the 18th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 49th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pownell Terrace (SE11 4BW) in the last 12 months was 532.1 per 1,000 residents and was 328.5% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 61.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pownell Terrace (SE11 4BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Otto Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Agnes Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell New Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell New Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ellis Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Doddington Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Otto Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vassall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vassall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Otto Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell New Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bolton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellis Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Agnes Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Agnes Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | St Agnes Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Agnes Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | St Agnes Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Agnes Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Park Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Kennington Park Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Midnight Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Midnight Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennington Park Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ellis Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chryssell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Prima Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Prima Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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