Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 112.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Burglary 11.9 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Commercial Way area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 375th lowest crime rate of 799 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 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Commercial Way (SE15 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Carlton Grove. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 40 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
Sep 2025Burglary Shard'S Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carlton Grove β€”
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 β€”
Sep 2025Public order Naylor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meeting House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Murdock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bewick Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewick Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ledbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Carlton Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wales Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wales Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Studholme Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Studholme Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Springall Street β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Springall Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Friary Estate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ledbury Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Elcot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Spring Tide Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shard'S Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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