Total Crime Rate

206.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 206.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 42.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.4 10/10
  • Other theft 19.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Meadow Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 160th 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 Meadow Road (SW8 1LU) in the last 12 months was 206.2 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 109.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (SW8 1LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harleyford Street (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket 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 Oval Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Theft from the person Dolland Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Carroun Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolland Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dolland Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Oswald'S Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harleyford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Kennington Oval Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richborne Terrace
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Palfrey Place
Apr 2026Burglary Montford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oval Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oval Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonnington Square
Apr 2026Robbery Bonnington Square Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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