Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 33.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kennington Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

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 6QR) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% lower than the St George's average (182.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Road (SE11 6QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 85 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 Kennington Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Distin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Distin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Denny Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hotspur Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hotspur Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hotspur Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hotspur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzalan Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bishop'S Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Tree Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Denny Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lollard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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