Total Crime Rate

159.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 159.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 33.5 6/10
  • Burglary 23.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 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

Old Kent Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 299th 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 Old Kent Road (SE1 5EW) in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE1 5EW), 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 (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Latona Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ossory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Old Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Old Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olmar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avondale Square —
Apr 2026Drugs Olmar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovegrove Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery B204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B204 —
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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shard'S Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shard'S Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Latona Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Haymerle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Frensham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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