Total Crime Rate
225.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St 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 5JF) 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 5JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goding Street (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Goding Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Spring Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spring Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Goding Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Goding Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Newburn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Loughborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Glyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Goding Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brangton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Vauxhall Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vauxhall Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vauxhall Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vauxhall Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Vauxhall Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vauxhall Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brangton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Randall Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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