Total Crime Rate

277.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 277.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 24.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.1 9/10
  • Robbery 16.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cleaver Square area has the 29th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 106th highest crime rate of 768 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 Cleaver Square (SE11 4EA) in the last 12 months was 277.1 per 1,000 residents and was 123.2% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 104.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cleaver Square (SE11 4EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stannary Street, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Opal Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cleaver Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/74)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kennington Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stannary Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stannary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stannary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stannary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stannary Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stannary Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stannary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stannary Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person De Laune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Harmsworth Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Othello Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methley Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stannary Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radcot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Radcot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Apr 2026Burglary White Hart Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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