Total Crime Rate
243.0 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Friary Road 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 Friary Road (SE15 1PX) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Friary Road (SE15 1PX), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peckham Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kincaid Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ledbury Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ledbury Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Friary Estate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Friary Estate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kincaid Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Nutcroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friary Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cardine Mews | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meeting House Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Bewick Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewick Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hastings Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Commercial Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Spring Tide Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Naylor Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Wilmot Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peckham Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Peckham Park Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peckham Park Road | Under investigation |
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