Total Crime Rate
227.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
59.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Walnut Tree Walk area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 190th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Walnut Tree Walk (SE11 6DN) in the last 12 months was 227.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% higher than the St George's average (182.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Walnut Tree Walk (SE11 6DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cosser Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bishop'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedlam Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lollard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bedlam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bedlam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bedlam Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hercules Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Saunders Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cabanel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cabanel Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hotspur Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marylee Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitzalan Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cosser Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cosser Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cosser Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cosser Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cosser Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Distin Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Distin Street | Under investigation |
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