Crime Rates at Sylvan Grove, London, SE15 1PE

Sylvan Grove area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 397th 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 Sylvan Grove (SE15 1PE) in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvan Grove (SE15 1PE), 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.