Crime Rates at Friary Estate, London, SE15 1SE

Friary Estate area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 769 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 Estate (SE15 1SE) in the last 12 months was 80.4 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friary Estate (SE15 1SE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Elcot Avenue, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shard'S Square (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.