Total Crime Rate

128.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 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 128.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gordon Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 374th highest crime rate of 769 local areas in Southwark .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gordon Road (SE15 2AA) in the last 12 months was 128.7 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% 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 Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (SE15 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Burchell Road. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moncrieff Street —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Almond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Almond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Almond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Almond Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copeland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lugard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claude Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wivenhoe Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Wivenhoe Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wivenhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heaton Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Godman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Consort Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
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Data Sources

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