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

Old Kent Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 399th highest crime rate of 799 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 Old Kent Road (SE15 1LA) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 44.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE15 1LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 59 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.