Total Crime Rate

155.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 155.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Robbery 8.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • 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

Kennington Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 306th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

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 Kennington Lane (SE11 4PD) in the last 12 months was 155.5 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 50.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Lane (SE11 4PD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kennington Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Opal Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Othello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Othello Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Othello Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Othello Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlebrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castlebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Othello Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlebrook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlebrook Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renfrew Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Othello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Othello Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary White Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holyoak Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyoak Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Holyoak Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington —
Apr 2026Burglary Holyoak Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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