Total Crime Rate
354.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grange Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Chaucer , and the 94th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .
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 Grange Road (SE1 3BD) in the last 12 months was 354.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% higher than the Chaucer average (201.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grange Road (SE1 3BD), the main crime hotspot is near Crimscott Street. Police recorded 171 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mandela Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grange Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Abbey Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Abbey Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Haven Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bacon Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bacon Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Grange Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grange | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Abbey Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Grange | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grange Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Curtis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Curtis Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Fendall Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Abbey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Arts Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodmill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Woodmill Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alscot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alscot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Alscot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Alscot Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alscot Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Arts Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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