Total Crime Rate
73.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Fentiman Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 260th lowest crime rate of 793 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 Fentiman Road (SW8 1LH) in the last 12 months was 73.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fentiman Road (SW8 1LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebbisham Drive, where police recorded 69 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Kibworth Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lett Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oval Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lett Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bakery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bakery Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashmole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palfrey Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Palfrey Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Palfrey Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Richborne Terrace | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oval Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bolney Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ebbisham Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cobbett Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanley Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rita Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Rita Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rita Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hanover Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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