Crime Rates at Kennington Lane, London, SE11 5QN

Kennington Lane area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 323rd highest 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 Kennington Lane (SE11 5QN) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Lane (SE11 5QN), the main crime hotspot is near Stannary Street. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.