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Is Kennington safe?

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Indicative score

Normal caution

Based on public recorded crime near Kennington, Lambeth within 500m.

Incidents

170

Trend

stable

Confidence

High

Crime Summary

Most recent public police data available: July 2026.

Theft from the person30
violent crime29
Anti-social behaviour36
Public order15
Robbery7
Other theft12

Area Profile

Central, walkable, and practical for first-time visitors with normal city awareness.

Tourist friendlinessExcellent
Family suitabilityGood
NightlifeBalanced
Late-night cautionHigher

Local Policing

This point falls in the Kennington neighbourhood, covered by the Metropolitan Police.

Current local priorities

  • Dealing with Gang related crime associated with drug dealing offences.
  • To tackle robbery & theft snatch offences that are committed, especially in the winter months as the night draw in faster.
  • To prevent and deter ASB offences being committed in Housing blocks by unauthorised access to blocks by offenders.
Local policing team page

Transport

Nearest rail-based stations from the TfL Unified API.

Kennington

289m away · Northern

Oval

813m away · Northern

Elephant & Castle

896m away · Bakerloo, Northern

Vauxhall

946m away · South Western Railway

How to Read This

Designed for travel planning, not certainty.

  • Recent street-level incidents within the selected radius are weighted by category.
  • Violence, robbery, weapons and burglary carry higher weight than lower-severity categories.
  • A stable neighbourhood baseline from the official English Indices of Deprivation crime domain anchors the score.
  • Dense central visitor areas are normalized so footfall does not automatically imply danger.
  • Improving recent trend slightly lifts the score; a rising trend lowers it.
  • The score is indicative and based only on public recorded crime data, not a guarantee of personal safety.

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