Total Crime Rate
87.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Courtenay Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 316th lowest 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 Courtenay Street (SE11 5PH) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Courtenay Street (SE11 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oval Way (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Kennington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brangton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Denny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Denny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Denny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wigton Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Orsett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brangton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brangton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleaver Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kennington Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Kennington Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Orsett Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marylee Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Marylee Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Loughborough Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Denny Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kennington Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Denny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Black Prince Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Oval Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Oval Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oval Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Denny Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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