Total Crime Rate
268.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ossory 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 areaβs 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 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.
View Crime In Faraday| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennack Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Rolls Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolls Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rolls Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Rolls Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Avondale Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Avondale Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Avondale Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avondale Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avondale Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | B204 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ainsdale Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rolls Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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