Total Crime Rate

218.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 218.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Other theft 23.7 10/10
  • Burglary 19.0 10/10
  • Drugs 14.2 9/10
  • Robbery 14.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 4.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Woods Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 204th highest crime rate of 769 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 Woods Road (SE15 2BB) in the last 12 months was 218.0 per 1,000 residents and was 102.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woods Road (SE15 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Woods Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Kincaid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colmore Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cossall Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colmore Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colmore Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colmore Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Colmore Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cossall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Colmore Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Carlton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carlton Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cossall Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossall Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Carlton Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brayard'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Consort Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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