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

Old Kent Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 46th highest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Kent Road (SE15 1JL) in the last 12 months was 583.0 per 1,000 residents and was 362.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE15 1JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sylvan Grove, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Asylum Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.