Total Crime Rate
193.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
93.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ruby Triangle area has the 9th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 235th 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 Ruby Triangle (SE15 1LG) in the last 12 months was 193.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 36.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruby Triangle (SE15 1LG), the main crime hotspot is near Shard'S Square. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 30 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 | Other theft | Shard'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Culloden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovegrove Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovegrove Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lovegrove Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Culloden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Culloden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Culloden Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Culloden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Verney Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wales Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Verney Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masters Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Ryder Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryder Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryder Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryder Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Verney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wales Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryder Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wales Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Friary Estate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shard'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shard'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shard'S Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shard'S Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shard'S Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Green Hundred Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friary Estate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Green Hundred Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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