Total Crime Rate

173.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 173.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 41.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Burglary 18.9 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Kennings Way area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 203rd 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 Kennings Way (SE11 4EW) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennings Way (SE11 4EW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stannary Street, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hotspur Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kennings Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/78)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary White Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Wigton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Radcot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
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 Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Denny Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Othello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radcot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Windmill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour De Laune Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Laune Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person De Laune Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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