Total Crime Rate
115.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fentiman Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 351st highest crime rate of 793 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 Fentiman Road (SW8 1LE) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fentiman Road (SW8 1LE), 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 | Vehicle crime | South Island Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caldwell Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobbett Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kennington Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Oval | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Trigon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Trigon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trigon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Claylands Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dorset Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dorset Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Caldwell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Prima Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Offley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Offley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mowll Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harleyford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palfrey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palfrey Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crewdson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Carroun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Carroun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Place | — |
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