Crime Rates at Lympstone Gardens, London, SE15 1BJ

Lympstone Gardens area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 272nd lowest crime rate of 799 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 Lympstone Gardens (SE15 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 86.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.5% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lympstone Gardens (SE15 1BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elcot Avenue, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shard'S Square (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.