Crime Rates at Windmill Close, London, SE1 5BJ

Windmill Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 170th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windmill Close (SE1 5BJ) in the last 12 months was 243.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.5% higher than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 87.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Close (SE1 5BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James'S Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mason Close (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.