Total Crime Rate

53.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 53.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fort Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 124th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fort Road (SE1 5PZ) in the last 12 months was 53.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.3% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fort Road (SE1 5PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Balaclava Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fort Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/62)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauban Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lucey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woolstaplers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadbury Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cadbury Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dunlop Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauban Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vauban Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A2206 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauban Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauban Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauban Street —
Apr 2026Public order Henley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Henley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henley Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lucey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A2206 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cooper'S Road —
Apr 2026Robbery B204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abercorn Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Monnow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monnow Road —
Apr 2026Public order Queen Annes Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Annes Square Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Lynton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B204 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B204 —
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Data Sources

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