Total Crime Rate
63.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ledbury Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 170th 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 Ledbury Street (SE15 1BA) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ledbury Street (SE15 1BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elcot Avenue, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shard'S Square (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Old Kent Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Frensham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wentworth Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elcot Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elcot Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elcot Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elcot Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elcot Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elcot Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elcot Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Kincaid Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nutcroft Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Geldart Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Geldart Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Naylor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wentworth Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elcot Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Goldsmith Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marmont Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Marmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennethorne Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pennethorne Road | β |
| 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 |
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