Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 124.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Burglary 14.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Way area has the 34th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 380th lowest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Commercial Way (SE15 1PU) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Way (SE15 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Grove. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 38 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Leontine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wales Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Goldsmith Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Goldsmith Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wales Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennethorne Road
Apr 2026Public order Wales Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wales Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Murdock Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pennethorne Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennethorne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Geldart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carlton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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