Total Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hillbeck Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hillbeck Close (SE15 1EE) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillbeck Close (SE15 1EE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 32 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Wales Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sylvan Grove | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Leo Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hillbeck Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hillbeck Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Blanch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Blanch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Laburnum Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Patterdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wagner Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wagner Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sylvan Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Post Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Sylvan Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Asylum Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wales Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wales Close | Under investigation |
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