Total Crime Rate

227.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 227.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 41.0 10/10
  • Burglary 22.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hornbeam Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in St George's , and the 190th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornbeam Close (SE11 6DE) in the last 12 months was 227.6 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornbeam Close (SE11 6DE), the main crime hotspot is near Pratt Walk. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 144 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hornbeam Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/99)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kennington Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambeth Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lambeth Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sail Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gibson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gibson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Gibson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gibson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kennington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Juxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A3203 Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Juxon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cosser Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Black Prince Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ingram Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cosser Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Pratt Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary A3203 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person A3203 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pratt Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

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