Total Crime Rate
488.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cottington Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in St George's , and the 58th 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 Cottington Street (SE11 4RZ) in the last 12 months was 488.8 per 1,000 residents and was 161.5% higher than the St George's average (186.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 93.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cottington Street (SE11 4RZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castlebrook Close, where police recorded 103 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.
View Crime In St George's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kennington Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harmsworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cottington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cottington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cottington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennings Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennings Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennings Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennings Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Castlebrook Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cottington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Laune Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Laune Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | De Laune Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | De Laune Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | De Laune Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | De Laune Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | De Laune Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Othello Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Othello Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cottington Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cottington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Othello Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kempsford Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wincott Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Street | β |
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