Total Crime Rate

1768.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

903.2 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 1768.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 903.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 817.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 424.7 10/10
  • Other theft 204.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 86.0 10/10
  • Public order 53.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.3 10/10
  • Drugs 32.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.3 7/10
  • Other crime 21.5 10/10
  • Robbery 21.5 10/10
  • Burglary 16.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Old Paradise Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 8th 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 Old Paradise Street (SE11 6BB) in the last 12 months was 1768.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1324.4% 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 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 168 (≈ 903.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Paradise Street (SE11 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Pratt Walk. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 144 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Paradise Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lilac Place
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ingram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Paradise Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Paradise Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lilac Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lilac Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Lilac Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jonathan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jonathan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Jonathan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Black Prince Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Black Prince Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Juxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitgift Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Pratt Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newport Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lambeth High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pratt Walk

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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