Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vassall Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 302nd 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 Vassall Road (SW9 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% lower than the Kennington average (120.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -89.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (β‰ˆ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vassall Road (SW9 6NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 133 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Russell Grove (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Vassall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tindal Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fitzpatrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fitzpatrick Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fitzpatrick Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Patmos Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elliott Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cromwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Patmos Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patmos Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Midnight Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tindal Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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