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

Old Kent Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 337th highest crime rate of 799 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 1NH) in the last 12 months was 141.1 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (103.4 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 49.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 223.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Kent Road (SE15 1NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Patterdale Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.