Total Crime Rate

564.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

150.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 564.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 171.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 150.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 107.1 10/10
  • Other theft 92.9 10/10
  • Burglary 21.4 10/10
  • Robbery 21.4 10/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 17th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 45th highest crime rate of 768 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 564.3 per 1,000 residents and was 354.4% higher than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 150.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% 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 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Further/Higher Educational Building (41 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 (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sail Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newnham Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greenham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newnham Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime A302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newnham Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzalan Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Tree Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambeth North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lambeth North —
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Data Sources

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