Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 38.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 8.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
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

Hotspur Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 358th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hotspur Street (SE11 6BW) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.2% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 366.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotspur Street (SE11 6BW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hotspur Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery White Hart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sancroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sancroft Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sancroft Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Hart Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Hart Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Marylee Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Marylee Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marylee Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour White Hart Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson White Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime White Hart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White Hart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Saunders Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walnut Tree Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Terrace —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brangton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brangton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Brangton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Denny Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oakden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lollard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Wincott Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Newburn Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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