Crime Rates at Friary Road, London, SE15 1QS

Friary Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 181st lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friary Road (SE15 1QS) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.3% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friary Road (SE15 1QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elcot Avenue, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shard'S Square (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.