Total Crime Rate

188.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 24.3 7/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Burglary 11.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Old Kent Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 246th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Kent Road (SE15 1JB) in the last 12 months was 188.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 85.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE15 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 67 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.

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Crime Over Time in Old Kent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Frensham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovegrove Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Olmar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olmar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovegrove Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovegrove Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Catlin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Culloden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Culloden Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Culloden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Verney Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Verney Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Shard'S Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Friary Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham Park Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Peckham Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Lympstone Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lympstone Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lympstone Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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