Total Crime Rate

413.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 413.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 160.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.1 9/10
  • Drugs 30.4 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.7 9/10
  • Robbery 17.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 8.7 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kennington Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Oval , and the 70th 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 Kennington Lane (SE11 5QY) in the last 12 months was 413.0 per 1,000 residents and was 217.7% higher than the Oval average (130.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 113.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Lane (SE11 5QY), the main crime hotspot is near Vauxhall. Police recorded 236 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kennington Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/103)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jonathan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Langley Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebbisham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tyers Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Vauxhall Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Grove —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lawn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lawn Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laud Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Goding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Goding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ebbisham Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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