Total Crime Rate

303.8 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.9 per 1,000 5/10 Β· 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 303.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 227.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 27.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.3 5/10
  • Burglary 10.1 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 129th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Way (SE15 1PT) in the last 12 months was 303.8 per 1,000 residents and was 181.9% higher than the Nunhead & Queen's Road average (107.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 116.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Way (SE15 1PT), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Commercial Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Peckham Hill Street β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Neville Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Naylor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geldart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Geldart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nutcroft Road β€”
Apr 2026Other theft Kincaid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Crescent β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elcot Avenue β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wentworth Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fenham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennethorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennethorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pennethorne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennethorne Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennethorne Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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