Total Crime Rate

193.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.4 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 193.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 59.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.7 8/10
  • Robbery 34.7 10/10
  • Drugs 22.3 10/10
  • Other theft 17.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

St Oswalds Place area has the 39th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 178th highest crime rate of 768 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 193.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 74.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.6% 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 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Goding Street (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Oswalds Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Theft from the person Auckland Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jonathan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Auckland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Auckland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Glyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spring Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Spring Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Spring Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Grove
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyers Street
Apr 2026Robbery Glyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jonathan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ebbisham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dolland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolland Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolland Street

Data Sources

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