Total Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 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 22.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Courtenay Square area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 31st 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 Courtenay Square (SE11 5PG) in the last 12 months was 22.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Courtenay Square (SE11 5PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stannary Street, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hotspur Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Courtenay Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stannary Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lollard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sancroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sancroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wigton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marylee Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Windmill Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Windmill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Distin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Distin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stables Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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