Total Crime Rate

59.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 59.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 17.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gilbert Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 149th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gilbert Road (SE11 4NL) in the last 12 months was 59.3 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the St George's average (182.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gilbert Road (SE11 4NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Castlebrook Close, where police recorded 90 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Opal Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gilbert Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Othello Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Othello Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Othello Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Othello Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Othello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Othello Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Othello Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Othello Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlebrook Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castlebrook Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orient Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cottington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Othello Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Castlebrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Hedger Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Brook Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kempsford Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renfrew Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Renfrew Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlebrook Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Renfrew Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Renfrew Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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