Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 22.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 17.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sylvan Terrace area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 313th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Sylvan Terrace (SE15 1PB) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvan Terrace (SE15 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sylvan Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Close
Apr 2026Other theft Sylvan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sylvan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sylvan Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sylvan Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Leo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Hillbeck Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hillbeck Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Blanch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blanch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patterdale Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wagner Street
Apr 2026Other theft Wagner Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sylvan Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sylvan Grove
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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