Crime Rates at Kennington Road, London, SE11 6NJ

Kennington Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 48th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennington Road (SE11 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 557.1 per 1,000 residents and was 362.8% higher than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Theft from the person with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 157.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Road (SE11 6NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newnham Terrace, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cosser Street (46 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.