Total Crime Rate
203.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Woods Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Nunhead & Queen's Road , and the 227th 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 Woods Road (SE15 2BB) in the last 12 months was 203.8 per 1,000 residents and was 97.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woods Road (SE15 2BB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 132 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Nunhead & Queen's Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Moncrieff Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossall Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Carlton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Carlton Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colmore Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Colmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colmore Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Colmore Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Colmore Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Colmore Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colmore Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brayard'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cossall Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cossall Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Cossall Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burchell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlton Grove | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burchell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lugard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | King'S Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burchell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burchell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Burchell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Burchell Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Burchell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burchell Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burchell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burchell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burchell Road | Under investigation |
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