Total Crime Rate

132.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 132.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 33.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 30.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Robbery 13.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kennington Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 300th highest crime rate of 768 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 Kennington Road (SE11 6BY) in the last 12 months was 132.2 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Road (SE11 6BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hotspur Street (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kennington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wigton Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Silk Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Robbery Windmill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Methley Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Stables Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cleaver Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radcot Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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