Crime Rates at Old Kent Road, London, SE15 1DY

Old Kent Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 207th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Kent Road (SE15 1DY) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 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 Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE15 1DY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patterdale Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.