Total Crime Rate

217.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 217.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 50.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Montford Place area has the 35th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 144th 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 Montford Place (SE11 5DE) in the last 12 months was 217.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montford Place (SE11 5DE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Montford Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Public order Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oval Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sancroft Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sancroft Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sancroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oval Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dolland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolland Street
Sep 2025Other theft Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Magee Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Clayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bowling Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elias Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Clayton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clayton Street
Sep 2025Other crime Oval Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Stables Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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