Total Crime Rate
41.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kendal Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 78 local areas in Kennington , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kendal Close (SW9 6EW) in the last 12 months was 41.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kendal Close (SW9 6EW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Myatt's Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Camberwell New Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Midnight Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadcroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elliott Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Elliott Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Cromwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cromwell Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Henry Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Midnight Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Bolton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vassall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Vassall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Midnight Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadcroft Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Camberwell New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Salisbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Tindal Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Warham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Warham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Warham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Salisbury Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Lothian Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lothian Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Patmos Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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