Crime Rates at Kennington Road, London, SE11 5SB

Kennington Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 226th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennington Road (SE11 5SB) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Road (SE11 5SB), 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.