Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.1 7/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sandgate Street 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 Sandgate Street (SE15 1LE) 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 Sandgate Street (SE15 1LE), the main crime hotspot is near Shard'S Square. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sandgate Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft St James'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Murdock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Verney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryder Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ryder Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ryder Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Verney Way
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sherwood Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Argyle Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wales Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Close
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Weald Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Friary Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Friary Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shard'S Square Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Windspoint Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ethnard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Ethnard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ethnard Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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