Total Crime Rate
105.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
65.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hotspur Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 373rd lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hotspur Street (SE11 6TW) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hotspur Street (SE11 6TW), 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.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Methley Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Kennington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hotspur Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hotspur Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silk Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Silk Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Montford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Montford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wigton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotspur Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cleaver Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lollard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sancroft Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sancroft Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cabanel Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cabanel Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hotspur Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotspur Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marylee Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Walnut Tree Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Windmill Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Windmill Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Windmill Row | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stables Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Stables Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hotspur Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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