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Crime in SE11 6LY
How much crime is recorded in SE11 6LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lambeth Walk & North Kennington
- Council
- Lambeth
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,663 (2024)
How safe is SE11 6LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SE11 6LY area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SE11 6LYNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Theft from the person12.52.1
Burglary11.39.1
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Robbery1.51.4
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.21.5
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.