Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 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 97.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Robbery 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Halsmere Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halsmere Road (SE5 9LN) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halsmere Road (SE5 9LN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Halsmere Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Councillor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Lothian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lothian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Templar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flodden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flodden Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flodden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mornington Mews —
Apr 2026Public order Wyndham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Turner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Farmers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Farmers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A202 Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Knatchbull Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paulet Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halsmere Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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