Crime Rates at Balaclava Road, London, SE1 5PX

Balaclava Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 95th 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 Balaclava Road (SE1 5PX) in the last 12 months was 346.9 per 1,000 residents and was 175.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 143.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balaclava Road (SE1 5PX), the main crime hotspot is near Balaclava Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.