Total Crime Rate

243.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Silkin Mews area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 172nd 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 Silkin Mews (SE15 1AD) in the last 12 months was 243.0 per 1,000 residents and was 135.0% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (103.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silkin Mews (SE15 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silkin Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Radnor Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewick Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledbury Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Friary Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Friary Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kincaid Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kincaid Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nutcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardine Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Naylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meeting House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Tide Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mission Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mission Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mission Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Mission Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mission Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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