Total Crime Rate
695.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
119.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cardine Mews area has the highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 36th highest crime rate of 769 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 Cardine Mews (SE15 1AY) in the last 12 months was 695.0 per 1,000 residents and was 451.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 119.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cardine Mews (SE15 1AY), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Grove. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Old Kent Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bird In Bush Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wales Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wales Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wales Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wales Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wales Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennethorne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennethorne Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pennethorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pennethorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pennethorne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Meeting House Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meeting House Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meeting House Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Meeting House Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Albert Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gervase Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Asylum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Asylum Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carlton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Carlton Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carlton Grove | Under investigation |
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