Total Crime Rate

30.3 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 76th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chester Way (SE11 4UR) in the last 12 months was 30.3 per 1,000 residents and was 74.8% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (β‰ˆ 20.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Way (SE11 4UR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Opal Street, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kennings Way (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Walcot Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottington Street β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cottington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottington Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottington Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cottington Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennings Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kempsford Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kempsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kempsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kempsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Hart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime White Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery White Hart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennings Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Hart Street β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Opal Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walcot Square β€”
Sep 2025Public order Oakden Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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