Total Crime Rate

473.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 473.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.8 10/10
  • Other theft 59.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 56.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Burglary 19.9 10/10
  • Drugs 19.9 10/10
  • Robbery 19.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.9 9/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vauxhall Street area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 793 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 5RP) in the last 12 months was 473.5 per 1,000 residents and was 293.3% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 178.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vauxhall Street (SE11 5RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebbisham Drive, where police recorded 69 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.

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Crime Over Time in Vauxhall Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Durham Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennington Oval Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Hanover Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elias Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Orsett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trigon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Orsett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Claylands Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dolland Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolland Street
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Oswald'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trigon Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3204 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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