Total Crime Rate

78.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 13.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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 23rd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hotspur Street (SE11 6BX) in the last 12 months was 78.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hotspur Street (SE11 6BX), 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 Stables Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brangton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Loughborough Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3204 Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kennington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Kennington Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennington Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kennington Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marylee Way —
Sep 2025Theft from the person A3204 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Orsett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Marylee Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sancroft Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sancroft Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sancroft Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lollard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Orsett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gibson Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Gibson Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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