Total Crime Rate

105.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 105.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Black Prince Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 768 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 Black Prince Road (SE11 6HT) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Black Prince Road (SE11 6HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 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 Black Prince Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newburn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Windmill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Windmill Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Denny Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Windmill Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lambeth Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hotspur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Distin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzalan Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Hotspur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Tree Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotspur Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marylee Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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