Total Crime Rate
105.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fentiman Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 388th highest crime rate of 793 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 Fentiman Road (SW8 1LD) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.6% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (β 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fentiman Road (SW8 1LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobbett Street, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lett Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Trigon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Handforth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Island Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Island Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Island Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Oval | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kennington Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Crewdson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bakery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bakery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Prima Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mowll Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobbett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lett Road | Under investigation |
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