Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 135.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 59.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.5 6/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 352nd highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennington Road (SE11 6SS) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.9% 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 Theft from the person with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ).

In the area around Kennington Road (SE11 6SS), 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 (30/54)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Cottington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Fitzalan Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary White Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Denny Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Chester Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chester Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Denny Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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