Total Crime Rate
87.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Offley Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 315th lowest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Offley Road (SW9 0LS) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Offley Road (SW9 0LS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oval, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sports/Recreation Area (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elias Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Magee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southey Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | South Island Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | South Island Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | South Island Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Perseverance Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mowll Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Kennington Oval | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kennington Oval | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mandela Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Magee Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Claylands Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ashmole Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Prima Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Southey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Trigon Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Trigon Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Trigon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Southey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowling Green Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bowling Green Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowling Green Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bowling Green Street | Under investigation |
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