Crime Rates at Palfrey Place, London, SW8 1AR

Palfrey Place area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 215th 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 Palfrey Place (SW8 1AR) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 40.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palfrey Place (SW8 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Hampson Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.