Crime Rates at Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5HY

Kennington Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 15th highest crime rate of 793 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 Lane (SE11 5HY) in the last 12 months was 1272.7 per 1,000 residents and was 957.2% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 512.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Lane (SE11 5HY), the main crime hotspot is near Vauxhall. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.