Kennington vs Plaistow South

Kennington has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 23,972 crimes in the last 12 months. Plaistow South has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 13,248 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

Kennington shows a year-on-year crime trend of +3.4% — meaning total crimes rose compared to the same period the prior year. Plaistow South shows +0.5% (rising). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In Kennington, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (4,845 incidents). In Plaistow South, it is Violent Crime (3,586 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

Kennington recorded 4,630 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Plaistow South recorded 2,751. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in Kennington totalled 4,845 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 3,586 in Plaistow South. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, Kennington recorded 23,174 crimes (now 23,972, a change of +3.4%). Plaistow South recorded 13,179 crimes previously (now 13,248, +0.5%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. Kennington has a resolution rate of 38.3% and Plaistow South has 30.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

Kennington falls within the Metropolitan Police Service boundary. Plaistow South is covered by Metropolitan Police Service. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both Kennington and Plaistow South. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.