Total Crime Rate

53.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 53.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.6 1/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Vauxhall Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vauxhall Street (SE11 5LG) in the last 12 months was 53.4 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vauxhall Street (SE11 5LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salamanca Place, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oval Way (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vauxhall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyers Street
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitgift Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laud Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vauxhall Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Road
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gibson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gibson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Salamanca Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wickham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lilac Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lilac Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Way
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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