Total Crime Rate

532.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.9 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 532.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 159.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.5 9/10
  • Other theft 70.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 64.2 10/10
  • Robbery 52.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 21.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • 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

Bolton Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 49th highest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

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 Bolton Crescent (SE5 0SE) in the last 12 months was 532.1 per 1,000 residents and was 328.5% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 61.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 149.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bolton Crescent (SE5 0SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Otto Street, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Agnes Place (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bolton Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Midnight Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elliott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ellis Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ellis Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Vassall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vassall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bolton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Agnes Place
Apr 2026Other theft St Agnes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Agnes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person St Agnes Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Agnes Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elliott Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Otto Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Charlton Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberwell New Road
Apr 2026Drugs Midnight Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Midnight Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Park Gardens
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kennington Park Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Park Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberwell New Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Camberwell New Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Otto Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Camberwell New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadcroft Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadcroft Road

Data Sources

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