Total Crime Rate

227.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 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 227.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 41.0 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 190th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennington Road (SE11 6RE) in the last 12 months was 227.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% higher than the St George's average (182.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennington Road (SE11 6RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 85 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 (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Walnut Tree Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cosser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime A302 Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Distin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Distin Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzalan Street —
Apr 2026Burglary A302 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Terrace Under investigation
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 Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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Data Sources

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