Total Crime Rate

269.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 269.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 43.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Other theft 27.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 18.6 9/10
  • Robbery 17.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.7 10/10
  • Burglary 13.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 12th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Faraday , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 769 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 Old Kent Road (SE1 5BA) in the last 12 months was 269.6 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% higher than the Faraday average (157.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 4 cases , down -20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 30.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -31.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 64 (≈ 79.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 212.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE1 5BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avondale Square, where police recorded 95 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shard'S Square (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/60)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Avondale Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Avondale Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Avondale Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B204 —
Apr 2026Robbery B204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Olmar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abercorn Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovegrove Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovegrove Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovegrove Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Catlin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Culloden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Culloden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square —
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Data Sources

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