Total Crime Rate

135.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 135.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 18.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 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

Kotree Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 353rd highest crime rate of 769 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 Kotree Way (SE1 5DA) in the last 12 months was 135.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kotree Way (SE1 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James'S Road, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mason Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kotree Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Alexis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mason Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Culloden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Catlin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ambrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anchor Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheppard Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Roseberry Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ambrose Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tenda Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stevenson Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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