Total Crime Rate
105.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Black 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 6HX) 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 6HX), 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.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tyers Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bedlam Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bedlam Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gibson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gibson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Gibson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gibson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sancroft Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bedlam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sancroft Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kennington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cabanel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cabanel Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Orsett Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orsett Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marylee Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bedlam Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lollard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marylee Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stables Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stables Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fitzalan Street | — |
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