Total Crime Rate

112.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 1.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Kent Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 343rd lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Kent Road (SE1 5AA) in the last 12 months was 112.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 32.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE1 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/84)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Church Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rowcross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Rowcross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Canal Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old Canal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Old Canal Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Nile Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Old Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Kent Road —
Apr 2026Robbery Oakley Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakley Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Oakley Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Humphrey Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Nile Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Trafalgar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper'S Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Mawbey Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bushwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bushwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Mawbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mawbey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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