Total Crime Rate
70.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
41.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wincott Street area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 195th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
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 Wincott Street (SE11 4NR) in the last 12 months was 70.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the St George's average (182.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wincott Street (SE11 4NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castlebrook Close, where police recorded 90 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.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cottington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brook Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Bishop'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bishop'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chester Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Chester Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Denny Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempsford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempsford Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | White Hart Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Hart Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleaver Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Cottington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Denny Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottington Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Opal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Opal Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Othello Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Othello Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Othello Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Othello Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Othello Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Othello Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Othello Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Othello Close | Under investigation |
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