Total Crime Rate

225.8 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 225.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 64.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.1 9/10
  • Robbery 34.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Drugs 17.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.4 9/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

St Oswalds Place area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 137th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Oswalds Place (SE11 5JE) in the last 12 months was 225.8 per 1,000 residents and was 87.6% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 94.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Oswalds Place (SE11 5JE), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Oswalds Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/132)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Vauxhall Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Goding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lilac Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ebbisham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ebbisham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ebbisham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ebbisham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ebbisham Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jonathan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Tyers Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Goding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Goding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goding Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Jonathan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jonathan Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wickham Street —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Vauxhall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Laud Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Vauxhall Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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