Total Crime Rate

268.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 268.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.0 7/10
  • Other theft 28.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ossory Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Faraday , and the 141st 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 Ossory Road (SE1 5AN) in the last 12 months was 268.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.7% higher than the Faraday average (156.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 5 cases , up 150.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (β‰ˆ 82.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 299.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ossory Road (SE1 5AN), the main crime hotspot is near Old Kent Road. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ossory Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pennack Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rolls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rolls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rolls Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Avondale Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Avondale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Avondale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avondale Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B204 β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Ainsdale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rolls Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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