Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 164.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.0 10/10
  • Burglary 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Robbery 9.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gordon Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 286th highest crime rate of 799 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 2AF) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (SE15 2AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burchell Road, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colmore Mews (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Bishop Wilfred Wood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sturdy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Burchell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Claude Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandlings Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manaton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ellery Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burchell Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Monteagle Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkwood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kirkwood Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirkwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Barton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firbank Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lulworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hathorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lugard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Burchell Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burchell Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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