Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 121.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 6.6 8/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Usborne Mews area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 332nd highest crime rate of 768 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 Usborne Mews (SW8 1LR) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% lower than the Kennington average (124.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 56.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Usborne Mews (SW8 1LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ebbisham Drive, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hampson Way (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Usborne Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rita Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Albert Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Mews
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carroun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobbett Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace
Apr 2026Other theft Morat Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebbisham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lett Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place
Apr 2026Robbery Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hanover Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claylands Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Claylands Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Island Place

Data Sources

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