Total Crime Rate

189.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 189.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 30.9 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 Oval area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 184th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

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 Kennington Oval (SE11 5BU) in the last 12 months was 189.2 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ).

In the area around Kennington Oval (SE11 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stannary Street, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harleyford Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kennington Oval area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stannary Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bowling Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stannary Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stannary Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harleyford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claylands Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stables Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prima Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prima Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Prima Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stables Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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