Total Crime Rate
176.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Patmos Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 84 local areas in Kennington , and the 194th highest crime rate of 793 local areas in Lambeth .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Patmos Road (SW9 6SQ) in the last 12 months was 176.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Patmos Road (SW9 6SQ), 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.
View Crime In Kennington| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lothian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tindal Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Camberwell New Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Camberwell New Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warham Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Warham Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Warham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Lothian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Camberwell New Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lothian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lothian Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Langton Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tindal Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midnight Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cromwell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eythorne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eythorne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eythorne Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eythorne Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vassall Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Henry Road | Under investigation |
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