Total Crime Rate

513.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.9 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 513.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 129.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 62.9 10/10
  • Other theft 53.0 10/10
  • Burglary 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Other crime 13.3 10/10
  • Robbery 13.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 13.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 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

Vauxhall Street area has the 19th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 51st highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vauxhall Street (SE11 5RN) in the last 12 months was 513.3 per 1,000 residents and was 313.3% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 168.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vauxhall Street (SE11 5RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harleyford Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vauxhall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Wickham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wickham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolland Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolland Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Dolland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sancroft Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orsett Street
Apr 2026Public order Orsett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Clayton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sancroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clayton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Harleyford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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