Total Crime Rate
193.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
74.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vauxhall Street 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 Vauxhall Street (SE11 5LQ) 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 Vauxhall Street (SE11 5LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Goding Street. Police recorded 127 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Vauxhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dolland Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lilac Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Wickham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wickham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Bonnington Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sancroft Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sancroft Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Newburn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lilac Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Black Prince Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orsett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orsett Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Glyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Glyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Glyn Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Auckland Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Auckland Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Lilac Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lilac Place | — |
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