Crime Rates at Kennington Oval, London, SE11 5BU

Kennington Oval area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 291st highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

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 Oval (SE11 5BU) in the last 12 months was 131.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Kennington Oval (SE11 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stannary Street, where police recorded 78 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oval Way (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.