Crime Rates at Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4JQ

Kennington Park Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Newington , and the 67th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

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 Kennington Park Road (SE11 4JQ) in the last 12 months was 438.7 per 1,000 residents and was 170.3% higher than the Newington average (162.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 163.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 219.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Park Road (SE11 4JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Opal Street, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennington (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.