Total Crime Rate

243.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 243.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 154.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 799 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 243.0 per 1,000 residents and was 135.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Way (SE15 1PT), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Commercial Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Frensham Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leontine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lympstone Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Furley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldsmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Friary Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Tide Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maismore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Friary Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Friary Estate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Kincaid Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Kincaid Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nutcroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cardine Mews —
Sep 2025Public order Naylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sister Mabel'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hastings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maismore Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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